This study investigated the effects of the experimental independent variable, sedative music, upon relaxation with heterosexual couples. Furthermore, five static independent variables, personality type, gender, perceived importance of music, perceived preferred music, and perceived relationship intimacy were analyzed for effects upon anxiety in the presence of music condition. / General Systems Theory and Family Developmental Life Cycle theory provided the theoretical framework for this research. A pretest-posttest control group experimental research design was utilized in which 63 nonclinical heterosexual couples participated and completed the Demographic Questionnaire, the Jenkins Activity Survey, and the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory as pretest before music and posttest following music. Analyses were conducted using analysis of covariance and Pearson correlations. All variables were analyzed for both treatment and interaction effects. / Results indicated that sedative music reduced anxiety with couples irrespective of personality type, gender, personal preferences regarding music, perceived importance of music, and perceived relationship intimacy. Results also indicated that participants who perceived the music to be helpful to them both individually and as a couple had low post-state anxiety scores. Also, participants who explained that music was helpful to them both individually and as a couple because it was "relaxing, soothing, or calming" received sedative music during the experimental treatment. / These findings and implications for theory, research and practice are presented. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 57-04, Section: B, page: 2473. / Major Professor: Wayne Hill. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1996.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77710 |
| Contributors | Kendrick, Cheryl Ann., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 100 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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