Group music therapy for adolescents who have unhealthy relationships with music

Completed

Conditions: nhealthy relationships with music, which may indicate risk of mood disorder
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Mood [affective] disorders

Registration Number: ISRCTN31608830

Lead Sponsor: niversity of Melbourne (Australia)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Students in Years 8 and 9 (aged approx. 14-15) in government-funded secondary schools in the state of Victoria, Australia, who have unhealthy relationships with music, as identified by a high HUMS score. Following a survey using the Healthy Uses of Music Scale (HUMS), those six with the highest scores in each school will be eligible to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Total score of the Healthy Uses of Music Scale (HUMS; McFerran, Saarikallio & Gold, in preparation). This is a self-report scale assessing healthy and unhealthy uses of music that may be associated with risk for developing mental health problems. It consists of 17 Likert-scaled items. Reliability and validity have been tested and confirmed in a separate sample.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Depression, as measured with the Kessler 10 Depression scale (a 10-item self-report scale; Kessler et al., 2002, Psychol Med).<br>2. Rumination, as measured with the respective subscale of the Reflection-Rumination Questionnaire (RRQ; a self-report with 12 items for this subscale; Trapnell & Campbell, 1999, J Pers Soc Psychol)<br>3. Reflection, as measured with the respective subscale of the RRQ (12 items for this subscale)<br>4. Psychological wellbeing, as measured by the Keyes well-being scale (a 14-item self-report scale; Keyes et al, 2006, Adolescent & Family Health).<br>5. A Ten-item Personality Inventory (TIPI) based on the Big-Five dimensions (Gosling, Rentfrow & Swann, 2003).