• Edith N Nwokenna, Abatihun Alehegn Sewagegn, and Temitope Ayodeji Falade.
• Department of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Nov 25; 101 (47): e32041e32041.

BackgroundMaking music and listening to music have been found to contribute to positive mental health. In this study, we examined whether educational music intervention improved emotion regulation skills among first-year university music education students.MethodsThe design of the study consisted of a randomized controlled trial with a treatment group as well as a control group. Students were randomly distributed to an intervention group and a control group. Students in the intervention group participated in twice-weekly group sessions for 8 weeks that discussed problem-solving skills, calming techniques, and retraining attributions. Instruments for data collection were; the Emotion Regulation Skills Scale and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire.ResultsResults demonstrate that educational music intervention can facilitate the development of emotional regulation skills in undergraduate students majoring in music education.ConclusionBased on the results of this study, educational music intervention is effective in enhancing emotional regulation among first-year undergraduate music education students. The educational music program provides participants with the opportunity to enhance their ability to regulate their emotions.Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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