Role of Musical Education in Cognitive Emotion Regulation- A Study Among Young

Abstract

The contemporary thrust area of neuroscience and cognitive psychology extends its interest in the musical contribution in brain and behaviour. Music has been found to influence the wellbeing, cognitive flexibility, emotion regulation among healthy as well as clinical population. Hence a brief study in this area, to explore the role of musical education in cognitive emotion regulation was warranted in the Bengali socio-cultural context, so that the importance of further critical research can be understood, in this area. The current study used purposive sampling to determine the sample, which was divided into four groups with respect to the specific research inclusion and exclusion criteria. The sample comprised of 120 individuals, 30 individuals in each group. Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) was used as the measurement tool. Mean, Standard Deviation, ANOVA and t-test were used as the statistical models. Result showed significant differences with respect to selfblaming, rumination and acceptance among the four groups.