288. Emotional expression and psychological disease intervention in music teaching practice for inner mongolia matouqin major college students
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study designs: Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Trial
Abstract: Background Music therapy is a relatively effective non pharmacological intervention in the fields of psychiatry and mental health. Traditional music therapy often focuses on listening or free expression modes. But in recent years, research has begun to focus on the psychological therapeutic potential contained in the training of specific ethnic musical instrument performance skills. The horsehead fiddle is the most representative ethnic musical instrument in Inner Mongolia. Its unique tone and playing style carry rich emotional connotations and have a certain guiding effect on the emotional projection of performers. The research aims to explore the emotional expression and psychological intervention effects of horsehead fiddle performance music teaching practice on college students majoring in this field, providing a practical path for the integration of ethnic instrument teaching and mental health. Methods The study selected 60 third year college students majoring in horsehead fiddle from an art college in Inner Mongolia as the research subjects. All students gave informed consent and were randomly divided into two groups. The intervention group (n = 30) received a 12 week emotional oriented horsehead fiddle teaching practice, which focused on the analysis of emotional themed repertoire, emotional expression techniques in improvisation, and emotional sharing and discussion after performance. The control group (n = 30) received traditional technical horsehead fiddle teaching with the same class hours and repertoire, focusing on performance techniques and standard musical performance. After the intervention, psychological health assessment was conducted using the Performance Anxiety Inventory (PAI), Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), Emotional Expression Questionnaire (EEQ), and Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R). Results After the experiment, the average EEQ score of the intervention group increased to 4.18 ± 0.52 points, significantly higher than the control group's 3.35 ± 0.68 points (p<.05). In terms of alleviating performance anxiety, the intervention group's PAI decreased by an average of 7.51 ± 2.10 points, while the control group only decreased by 2.30 ± 1.95 points, and the difference was statistically significant (p<.05). At the same time, the BDI-II score of the intervention group decreased by an average of 5.88 points, while the control group only decreased by 1.15 points, and the difference between the groups was statistically significant (p<.05). In addition, the total score of SCL-90-R in the intervention group decreased by an average of 10.85 ± 3.20 points, while the control group only decreased by 4.12 ± 2.55 points (p<.05), which proves that emotion oriented horsehead fiddle teaching practice can alleviate the psychological distress of professional students through positive emotional expression and guidance. Discussion Integrating emotional expression training into the teaching practice of horsehead fiddle majors in Inner Mongolia can significantly enhance students' emotional expression ability and effectively alleviate their performance anxiety and depression symptoms, with positive psychological intervention value. The combination of ethnic musical instruments and spiritual therapy concepts provides a new path for psychological health support in professional art education. Subsequent research will design long-term follow-up studies to verify the effectiveness of this emotion oriented teaching practice in maintaining individuals' long-term mental health.
Source: Schizophrenia Bulletin
Author: Tao Qiu
Language: English
Topic: Music Therapy and Health
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7128792800
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