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Journal article
Efficacy and Outcomes of a Music-Based Emotion Regulation Mobile App in Distressed Young People: Randomized Controlled Trial
JMIR mHealth and uHealth , Vol.7(1), pp.1-16
16/01/2019
PMCID: PMC6352004
PMID: 30664457
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Abstract
Background: Emotion dysregulation increases the risk of depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders. Music can help regulate emotions, and mobile phones provide constant access to it. The Music eScape mobile app teaches young people how to identify and manage emotions using music.
Objective: This study aimed to examine the effects of using Music eScape on emotion regulation, distress, and well-being at 1, 2, 3, and 6 months. Moderators of outcomes and user ratings of app quality were also examined.
Methods: A randomized controlled trial compared immediate versus 1-month delayed access to Music eScape in 169 young people (aged 16 to 25 years) with at least mild levels of mental distress (Kessler 10 score>17).
Results: No significant differences between immediate and delayed groups on emotion regulation, distress, or well-being were found at 1 month. Both groups achieved significant improvements in 5 of the 6 emotion regulation skills, mental distress, and well-being at 2, 3, and 6 months. Unhealthy music use moderated improvements on 3 emotion regulation skills. Users gave the app a high mean quality rating (mean 3.8 [SD 0.6]) out of 5.
Conclusions: Music eScape has the potential to provide a highly accessible way of improving young people’s emotion regulation skills, but further testing is required to determine its efficacy. Targeting unhealthy music use in distressed young people may improve their emotion regulation skills.
Details
- Title
- Efficacy and Outcomes of a Music-Based Emotion Regulation Mobile App in Distressed Young People: Randomized Controlled Trial
- Creators
- Leanne Hides - University of QueenslandGenevieve Dingle - Queensland University of TechnologyCatherine Quinn - Queensland University of TechnologyStoyan R Stoyanov - University of QueenslandOksana Zelenko - Queensland University of TechnologyDian Tjondronegoro - Southern Cross UniversityDaniel Johnson - Southern Cross UniversityWendell Cockshaw - Queensland University of TechnologyDavid J Kavanagh - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication Details
- JMIR mHealth and uHealth , Vol.7(1), pp.1-16
- Publisher
- JMIR Publications, Inc.; Canada
- Grant note
- Professor Leanne Hides was supported by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT120100780; 2012-2016) and is currently supported by a National Health and Medical Research Centre Senior Research Fellowship (APP1119098; 2017-2021). The Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre (Young and Well CRC; 2011-2016) funded this project.
- Identifiers
- 991012925071202368
- Copyright
- © Leanne Hides, Genevieve Dingle, Catherine Quinn, Stoyan R Stoyanov, Oksana Zelenko, Dian Tjondronegoro, Daniel Johnson, Wendell Cockshaw, David J Kavanagh. Originally published in JMIR Mhealth and Uhealth (http://mhealth.jmir.org), 16.01.2019. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in JMIR mhealth and uhealth, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on http://mhealth.jmir.org/, as well as this copyright and license information must be included.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; School of Business and Tourism
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article