Effectiveness of music with auditory beat stimulation in reducing state anxiety in Canadian students with trait anxiety: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Undergraduate students report a high level of trait anxiety, which is a risk factor for further psychological decline if unmanaged. Music-based interventions are cost-effective and have been found to improve indices of anxiety. More recently, music with auditory beat stimulation (ABS) has been shown to improve symptoms of anxiety to a greater extent than music alone. While there is limited empirical evidence, music interventions with ABS may also be effective at targeting neurophysiological markers of anxiety. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel music with ABS intervention on self-report and neurophysiological indices of anxiety in undergraduate students with trait anxiety. It is hypothesised that relative to a pink noise control, listenin

SUBMITTER: Ueberholz R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12182183 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature