Can Music Give Relief To Reduce Covid Stress? A Study Says So

A study conducted by the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics found that people used music as a tool to get rid of Covid-19 induced stress and anxiety. People either by hearing or creating music relieved their tensions during Covid-19 pandemic.

The researchers sought responses online from 5000 people from India,Germany,France, Great Britain, Italy and the US during the Mid-April and mid-May 2020. Over 50% people who participated in the survey responded that they survived Covid related problems using the music.

“It’s worth noting that music itself wasn’t the coping aid, but rather, music-related behavior, specifically the ways people have adapted their musical behaviors during the crisis,” Melanie Wald-Fuhrmann, director of the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics that conducted the study, said in a media statement. “In this regard, music listening and music-making appear to provide different coping potentials,” she added.

Music created positive vibes to positively influence  individual’s  emotional valence and arousal levels, the study stated. “The top ten functions that increased most in importance for listening and making music all point towards mitigating negative states and emotions and boosting positive ones, most importantly via enjoyment in music itself.”