Multicultural Approach to Induction of Depressive Mood by Music

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dc.contributor.authorCholakian, Lara Aram
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-14T07:48:47Z
dc.date.available2024-06-14T07:48:47Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractThe present research studied the differential effect that ethnic music has on the induction of depressive mood amongst members of two ethnic communities. The following hypotheses were tested (1) Induction of depressive mood using Armenian music will be more effective to Armenians than Arab subjects. (2) Depressive mood will be more pronounced in older people of the two ethnic groups than the young. (3) It was expected that young Armenians would show significant mood change by listening to Arabic music than young Arabs to Armenian music. 72 healthy subjects young and old volunteered to participate in the experiment from both Armenian and Arab ethnic groups. Depressive mood was induced by making subjects listen to sad Armenian and Arabic music. Change in mood was measured by the administration of MAACL-R test before and after the induction procedure, also by judging 12 faces with respect to six emotions presented during the experiment on the computer screen. Results indicate that the influence of music on individuals is not a simple one; age, ethnic background and familiarity with ethnic music play a role in the induction of depressive mood. Contrary to hypothesis one and two the response of both Armenian old and young to Arabic or Armenian music was almost identical. Contrary to the hypothesis three an interesting and unexpected outcome of this research was the intense depressive mood induced on young Arabs who listened to Armenian music. Both of these results were explained in terms of assimilation of Armenians into Lebanese Arab society and the familiarity of Armenian and Lebanese groups with each other's ethnic music.
dc.identifier.citationCholakian, L. A. (2001). Multicultural Approach to Induction of Depressive Mood by Music (SBS thesis, Haigazian University)
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.62811/th.0006
dc.identifier.urihttps://haigrepository.haigazian.edu.lb/handle/123456789/148
dc.titleMulticultural Approach to Induction of Depressive Mood by Music
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