Abstract
Introduction: It is known that music may enhance emotional well-being which may have a positive effect on sleep. The goal of the present study was to examine whether a specific type of music, rapping and singing (Rap & Sing Music Therapy (Rap&SingMT)) could serve as a motivating engagement strategy to improve sleep in adolescents. Methods: Fifty-two adolescents received Rap&SingMT, 45 min, once a week, during four months in a group school setting. Twenty-three adolescents in the control group received a program of various mental activities–but no music. Actigraphy assessed six sleep variables: sleep time, sleep efficiency, sleep episodes, snooze time, onset latency and wake percentage. Sleep assessments took place at baseline and after four months (post-testing). Results: A repeated-measures multivariate analysis of variance failed to demonstrate a significant effect of Rap&SingMT on “overall” sleep. However, a decline in total sleep time over a period of four months was less in the Rap&SingMT group than in the control group. Discussion: Despite the fact that the participants did not suffer from sleep disturbances, a seasonal change over the experimental period of four months appeared to have less impact on total sleep time in the Rap&SingMT group. These findings will be addressed in more detail.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 60-70 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Nordic Journal of Music Therapy |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 3 Dec 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Special issue: Randomised controlled trials in music therapyKeywords
- Adolescents
- emotion regulation
- music therapy
- rapping and singing
- RCT
- school-based intervention
- self-regulation
- sleep Actigraphy
- well-being