Research Article
Sandeep M. Chede, Varsha S. Za
Abstract
The current study investigates the effect of major and minor music on the levels of perceived stress among final year post graduate students. Method: 30 college going young adults (17=Female; 13=Male) were selected for the study using purposive sampling and were randomly divided into experimental and control group. The Perceived Stress Scale was administered on the subjects following which the members of the experimental group were subjected to two weeks, one hour each day, of major and minor music while the control group was subjected to no music for the same two week period. Results and Conclusion: The study revealed that there is a significant difference in the levels of perceived stress among the members of the experimental group that listened to minor music. There was no significant difference seen in the levels of stress among the members of the experimental group that listened to major music or those of the control group when compared to those of the experimental group.