Titre du document / Document title

Effects of choir singing or listening on secretory immunoglobulin A, cortisol, and emotional state

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

KREUTZ Gunter ⁽¹⁾ ; BONGARD Stephen ⁽²⁾ ; ROHRMANN Sonja ⁽²⁾ ; HODAPP Volker ⁽²⁾ ; GREBE Dorothee ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Department of Music Education, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, ALLEMAGNE
⁽²⁾ Department of Psychology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, ALLEMAGNE

Résumé / Abstract

The present study investigates the effects of choir music on secretory immunoglobulin A (S-IgA), cortisol, and emotional states in members of a mixed amateur choir. Subjects participated in two conditions during two rehearsals 1 week apart, namely singing versus listening to choral music. Saliva samples and subjective measures of affect were taken both before each session and 60 min later. Repeated measure analyses of variance were conducted for positive and negative affect scores, S-IgA, and cortisol. Results indicate several significant effects. In particular, singing leads to increases in positive affect and S-IgA, while negative affect is reduced. Listening to choral music leads to an increase in negative affect, and decreases in levels of cortisol. These results suggest that choir singing positively influences both emotional affect and immune competence. The observation that subjective and physiological responses differed between listening and singing conditions invites further investigation of task factors.

Revue / Journal Title

Journal of behavioral medicine   ISSN 0160-7715   CODEN JBMEDD 

Source / Source

2004, vol. 27, n^o6, pp. 623-635 [13 page(s) (article)] (1 p.3/4)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Springer, New York, NY, ETATS-UNIS  (1978) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Steroid hormone ; Adrenal hormone ; Glucocorticoid ; Group behavior ; Human ; Psychophysiology ; Objectivity subjectivity ; Affect affectivity ; Emotion emotionality ; Biological effect ; IgA ; Hydrocortisone ; Comparative study ; Music ; Song ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Hormone stéroïde ; Hormone surrénalienne ; Glucocorticoïde ; Comportement de groupe ; Musique chorale ; Homme ; Psychophysiologie ; Objectivité subjectivité ; Affect affectivité ; Emotion émotivité ; Effet biologique ; IgA ; Hydrocortisone ; Etude comparative ; Musique ; Chant ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Hormona esteroide ; Hormona suprarrenal ; Glucocorticoide ; Comportamiento de grupo ; Hombre ; Psicofisiología ; Objetividad subjetividad ; Afecto afectividad ; Emoción emotividad ; Efecto biológico ; IgA ; Hidrocortisona ; Estudio comparativo ; Música ; Canto ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 18375, 35400012648730.0050