The effects of mindfulness meditation training on musical aesthetic emotion processing in Chinese pop music: an empirical study of musically trained individuals.
Frontiers in Psychology January 1, 2025 Xuanlin He, Qiao Zheng, Haijiao Li
A brief mindfulness meditation session (10 minutes) before listening to Chinese pop music enhanced aesthetic attitudes and aesthetic judgment in musically trained college students, but did not significantly change positive or negative mood or trait mindfulness. The study compared 63 Chinese music students randomly assigned to a mindfulness meditation group or a music-only listening group. For Chinese Folk music specifically, the meditation group also reported richer emotional experiences. Aesthetic attitudes were strongly linked to emotional experiences, suggesting they may be a new dimension of musical aesthetic emotion processing. The mindfulness group also reported greater attention, altered time perception, and reduced bodily control while listening.