Music listening as distraction from everyday worries

Background: Anecdote suggests that listening to music can help to distract from worries about ongoing life problems. Purpose: In this study we examine the phenomenon and ask, to what extent does music listening alleviate worry, and under what circumstances? Our focus was on the immediate temporary e...

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Main Authors: Töres Theorell, Jan Kowalski, Eva Bojner Horwitz
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Scandinavian University Press (Universitetsforlaget) 2019-11-01
Series:Nordic Journal of Arts, Culture and Health
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Online Access:http://www.idunn.no/doi/10.18261/issn.2535-7913-2019-01-04