Music's Dual Role in Emotion Regulation: Network Analysis of Music Use, Emotion Regulation Self-Efficacy, Alexithymia, Anxiety, and Depression.

ABSTRACT: Music serves as a prevalent emotional regulation tool among young people. However, the correlational and causal relationships between music use, emotion regulation ability, and emotional symptoms remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the associations and causal relationships between healthy and unhealthy music use, emotion regulation ability, and emotional symptoms, including alexithymia, depression, and anxiety. This study included 16,588 college students nationwide in China. All participants were assessed online with the Healthy-Unhealthy Music Scale (HUMS), the Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale (RESE), the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), and the 10-item Kessler Psychological Stress Scale (K10) using a cluster convenience sampling method. We applied a regularized par

SUBMITTER: Tan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11921861 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature