Listening to music is associated with reduced physiological and subjective stress in people with mild intellectual disabilities: A biofeedback study
The present study suggests that music listening is associated with both subjective and physiological stress reduction. Listening to music might be an accessible, inexpensive and empowering strategy for stress reduction and improving emotion regulation, which could also benefit mental and physical health. Several challenges were encountered while implementing the intervention and suggestions for future research are given.
Authors
- Peter de Looff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0950-3419)
- Joanne VanDerNagel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7641-9890)
- Robert Didden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5009-4269)
- Samantha Bouwmeester (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1771-0546)
- Marlieke van Swieten
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Tilburg University (NL)
- Nijmegen Institute for Scientist Practitioners in Addiction (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Research in Developmental Disabilities
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104976
- Primary Topic
- Music Therapy and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- ZonMw
- Radboud Universiteit
- Behavioural Science institute, Radboud University