Preferred musical attribute dimensions underlie individual differences in music-induced analgesia

Music-induced analgesia (MIA) is a phenomenon that describes a situation in which listening to music influences pain perception. The heterogeneity of music used in MIA studies leads to a problem of a specific effect for an unspecified stimulus. To address this, we use a previously established model...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2021-04, Vol.11 (1), p.8622-8622, Article 8622
Main Authors: Basiński, Krzysztof, Zdun-Ryżewska, Agata, Greenberg, David M., Majkowicz, Mikołaj
Format: Article
Language:English
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Analgesia
Arousal
Heterogeneity
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Music
Pain
Pain perception
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Summary:Music-induced analgesia (MIA) is a phenomenon that describes a situation in which listening to music influences pain perception. The heterogeneity of music used in MIA studies leads to a problem of a specific effect for an unspecified stimulus. To address this, we use a previously established model of musical preferences that categorizes the multidimensional sonic space of music into three basic dimensions: arousal, valence and depth. Participants entered an experimental pain stimulation while listening to compilations of short musical excerpts characteristic of each of the three attribute dimensions. The results showed an effect on the part of music attribute preferences on average pain, maximal pain, and pain tolerance after controlling for musical attributes and order effects. This suggests that individual preferences for music attributes play a significant role in MIA and that, in clinical contexts, music should not be chosen arbitrarily but according to individual preferences.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-87943-z