Anxiety Level of City College of Angeles Students and Music as Their Coping Mechanism
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.54536/ajiri.v1i1.280Keywords:
Anxiety, Coping Mechanism, Mental Health, MusicAbstract
This quantitative-descriptive research aims to describe the anxiety levels of students from CCA and the music-related coping mechanisms to alleviate said anxiety. The respondents of this study are students of CCA, of any year level, and any gender. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) questionnaire was used to gauge the level of anxiety that the respondents were enduring, and two more questions were used to determine the source of their anxiety and their coping mechanisms. The questions used to determine the source of their anxiety and their coping mechanisms had undergone pilot testing on non-CCA students, confirming the instrument's validity for use in this study. After the data had been gathered and processed, the results showed that personal and academic problems were among the top cause of their anxiety and that music positively impacted said anxiety, especially listening to music. Most respondents answered that listening to music was their preferred method of alleviating their anxieties. From the results obtained, it is recommended that the administration use this information to create an environment in school that would help students with anxiety perform better academically. Further investigation is also recommended to find better ways to utilize music to alleviate anxiety.
Downloads
References
Akandere, M., & Demir, B. (2011). The effect of dance over depression. Collegium Antropologicum, 35(3), 651–656. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22053537
Boyd, M., von Ranson, K. M., Whidden, C., & Frampton, N. M. A. (2020). Short-term effects of group singing versus listening on mood and state self-esteem. Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain, 30(4), 178–188. https://doi.org/10.1037/PMU0000266
Das, S. K., Halder, U. K., & Mishra, B. (2014). Academic Anxiety and Achievement of Secondary School Students: A Study on Gender Differences. Indian Streams Research Journal, 4(6), 1–5.
Davidson, C. L., Wingate, L. R. R., Grant, D. M. M., Judah, M. R., & Mills, A. C. (2011). Interpersonal Suicide Risk and Ideation: The Influence of Depression and Social Anxiety. Http://Dx.Doi.Org/10.1521/Jscp.2011.30.8.842, 30(8), 842–855. https://doi.org/10.1521/JSCP.2011.30.8.842
Duffy, M. E., Twenge, J. M., & Joiner, T. E. (2019). Trends in Mood and Anxiety Symptoms and Suicide-Related Outcomes Among U.S. Undergraduates, 2007–2018: Evidence From Two National Surveys. Journal of Adolescent Health, 65(5), 590–598. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JADOHEALTH.2019.04.033
Hill, R. M., Castellanos, D., & Pettit, J. W. (2011). Suicide-related behaviors and anxiety in children and adolescents: A review. Clinical Psychology Review, 31(7), 1133–1144. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CPR.2011.07.008
Ince, S., & Çevik, K. (2017). The effect of music listening on the anxiety of nursing students during their first blood draw experience. Nurse Education Today, 52, 10–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.NEDT.2017.02.009
Jasemi, M., Aazami, S., & Zabihi, R. (2016). The effects of music therapy on anxiety and depression of cancer patients. Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 22(4), 455. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1075.191823
Jordan, P., Shedden-Mora, M. C., & Löwe, B. (2017). Psychometric analysis of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) in primary care using modern item response theory. PLOS ONE, 12(8), e0182162. https://doi.org/10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0182162
Kalin, N. H. (2020). The Critical Relationship Between Anxiety and Depression. American Journal of Psychiatry, 177(5), 365–367. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20030305
Kasi, P. M., Naqvi, H. A., Afghan, A. K., Khawar, T., Khan, F. H., Khan, U. Z., Khuwaja, U. B., Kiani, J., & Khan, H. M. (2012). Coping Styles in Patients with Anxiety and Depression. ISRN Psychiatry, 2012, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/128672
Lee, K. C., Chao, Y. H., Yiin, J. J., Hsieh, H. Y., Dai, W. J., & Chao, Y. F. (2012). Evidence that music listening reduces preoperative patients’ anxiety. Biological Research for Nursing, 14(1), 78–84. https://doi.org/10.1177/1099800410396704
Levihn-Coon, A. (2015, April). “Singing the Blues Away: Songwriting as a Coping Mechanism for Depressi” by Andrew Levihn-Coon. 2015. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1173/
Lopez, J. (2018). Singing and Stress Singing and Stress. Theses and Dissertations.
Muskin, P. R. (2021). Psychiatry.org - What are Anxiety Disorders? https://psychiatry.org/patients-families/anxiety-disorders/what-are-anxiety-disorders
Negi, A. S., Khanna, A., & Aggarwal, R. (2019). Psychological health, stressors and coping mechanism of engineering students. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 24(4), 511–520. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2019.1570856
Özdin, S., & Bayrak Özdin, Ş. (2020). Levels and predictors of anxiety, depression and health anxiety during COVID-19 pandemic in Turkish society: The importance of gender. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 66(5), 504–511. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764020927051
Ramesh, B. (2020). Influence of Music as a Coping Strategy during COVID-19. SBV Journal of Basic, Clinical and Applied Health Science, 3(3), 128–130. https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10082-02266
Sawchuk, C. N. (n.d.). Depression and anxiety: Can I have both? - Mayo Clinic. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/expert-answers/depression-and-anxiety/faq-20057989
Shakir, M. (2014). Academic Anxiety as a Correlate of Academic Achievement. Journal of Education and Practice, 5(10), 29–37.
Stack, S. J. (2014). Mental Illness and Suicide, Wiley Online Library. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118410868.wbehibs067
Tanaka, C., Tuliao, M. T. R., Tanaka, E., Yamashita, T., & Matsuo, H. (2018). A qualitative study on the stigma experienced by people with mental health problems and epilepsy in the Philippines, BMC Psychiatry, 18(325). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1902-9
Van den Tol, A. J. M., Edwards, J., & Heflick, N. A. (2016). Sad music as a means for acceptance-based coping: Http://Dx.Doi.Org/10.1177/1029864915627844, 20(1), 68–83. https://doi.org/10.1177/1029864915627844
Yasin, A. S., & Dzulkifli, M. A. (2011). Differences in depression, anxiety and stress between low-and high-achieving students. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 6(1), 169–178.
Yehuda, N. (2011). Music and Stress. Journal of Adult Development 2010 18:2, 18(2), 85–94. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10804-010-9117-4
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2022 Joseph Lobo, Ruth Angela Nucup
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
