Salivary Oxytocin Concentration Changes during a Group Drumming Intervention for Maltreated School Children
Many emotionally-disturbed children who have been maltreated and are legally separated from their parents or primary caregivers live in group homes and receive compulsory education. Such institutions provide various special intervention programs. Taiko-ensou, a Japanese style of group drumming, is o...
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| author | Teruko Yuhi Hiroaki Kyuta Hisa-aki Mori Chihiro Murakami Kazumi Furuhara Mari Okuno Masaki Takahashi Daikei Fuji Haruhiro Higashida |
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| description | Many emotionally-disturbed children who have been maltreated and are legally separated from their parents or primary caregivers live in group homes and receive compulsory education. Such institutions provide various special intervention programs. Taiko-ensou, a Japanese style of group drumming, is one such program because playing drums in a group may improve children’s emotional well-being. However, evidence for its efficacy has not been well established at the biological level. In this study, we measured salivary levels of oxytocin (OT), a neuropeptide associated with social memory and communication, in three conditions (recital, practice, and free sessions) in four classes of school-aged children. Following the sessions, OT concentrations showed changes in various degrees and directions (no change, increases, or decreases). The mean OT concentration changes after each session increased, ranging from 112% to 165%. Plasma OT concentrations were equally sensitive to drum playing in school-aged boys and girls. However, the difference between practice and free play sessions was only significant among elementary school boys aged 8–12 years. The results suggest that younger boys are most responsive to this type of educational music intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a545a397670e446585848d170cc635cc2022-12-22T03:19:20ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252017-11-0171115210.3390/brainsci7110152brainsci7110152Salivary Oxytocin Concentration Changes during a Group Drumming Intervention for Maltreated School ChildrenTeruko Yuhi0Hiroaki Kyuta1Hisa-aki Mori2Chihiro Murakami3Kazumi Furuhara4Mari Okuno5Masaki Takahashi6Daikei Fuji7Haruhiro Higashida8Department of Basic Research on Social Recognition, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, JapanLumbini Gakuen Ayabe, A Short-Term Therapeutic Institution for Emotionally Disturbed Children, Social Welfare Juridical Corporation Lumbini-en, Ayabe, Kyoto 629-1244, JapanLumbini Gakuen Ayabe, A Short-Term Therapeutic Institution for Emotionally Disturbed Children, Social Welfare Juridical Corporation Lumbini-en, Ayabe, Kyoto 629-1244, JapanLumbini Gakuen Ayabe, A Short-Term Therapeutic Institution for Emotionally Disturbed Children, Social Welfare Juridical Corporation Lumbini-en, Ayabe, Kyoto 629-1244, JapanDepartment of Basic Research on Social Recognition, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, JapanDepartment of Basic Research on Social Recognition, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, JapanLumbini Gakuen Ayabe, A Short-Term Therapeutic Institution for Emotionally Disturbed Children, Social Welfare Juridical Corporation Lumbini-en, Ayabe, Kyoto 629-1244, JapanLumbini Gakuen Ayabe, A Short-Term Therapeutic Institution for Emotionally Disturbed Children, Social Welfare Juridical Corporation Lumbini-en, Ayabe, Kyoto 629-1244, JapanDepartment of Basic Research on Social Recognition, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, JapanMany emotionally-disturbed children who have been maltreated and are legally separated from their parents or primary caregivers live in group homes and receive compulsory education. Such institutions provide various special intervention programs. Taiko-ensou, a Japanese style of group drumming, is one such program because playing drums in a group may improve children’s emotional well-being. However, evidence for its efficacy has not been well established at the biological level. In this study, we measured salivary levels of oxytocin (OT), a neuropeptide associated with social memory and communication, in three conditions (recital, practice, and free sessions) in four classes of school-aged children. Following the sessions, OT concentrations showed changes in various degrees and directions (no change, increases, or decreases). The mean OT concentration changes after each session increased, ranging from 112% to 165%. Plasma OT concentrations were equally sensitive to drum playing in school-aged boys and girls. However, the difference between practice and free play sessions was only significant among elementary school boys aged 8–12 years. The results suggest that younger boys are most responsive to this type of educational music intervention.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/7/11/152child abusemaltreatmentinterventiondrum playingsalivaryoxytocin |
| spellingShingle | Teruko Yuhi Hiroaki Kyuta Hisa-aki Mori Chihiro Murakami Kazumi Furuhara Mari Okuno Masaki Takahashi Daikei Fuji Haruhiro Higashida Salivary Oxytocin Concentration Changes during a Group Drumming Intervention for Maltreated School Children Brain Sciences child abuse maltreatment intervention drum playing salivary oxytocin |
| title | Salivary Oxytocin Concentration Changes during a Group Drumming Intervention for Maltreated School Children |
| title_full | Salivary Oxytocin Concentration Changes during a Group Drumming Intervention for Maltreated School Children |
| title_fullStr | Salivary Oxytocin Concentration Changes during a Group Drumming Intervention for Maltreated School Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Salivary Oxytocin Concentration Changes during a Group Drumming Intervention for Maltreated School Children |
| title_short | Salivary Oxytocin Concentration Changes during a Group Drumming Intervention for Maltreated School Children |
| title_sort | salivary oxytocin concentration changes during a group drumming intervention for maltreated school children |
| topic | child abuse maltreatment intervention drum playing salivary oxytocin |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/7/11/152 |
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