Randomized controlled evaluation of the effect of music therapy with cognitive-behavioral therapy on social anxiety symptoms. Issue 32 (August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Egenti, Nkechi T.; Ede, Moses O.; Nwokenna, Edith N.; Oforka, Theresa; Nwokeoma, Bonaventure N.; Mezieobi, Daniel I.; Onah, Sabastian O.; Ede, Kelechi R.; Amoke, Chijioke; Offordile, Edmund E.; Ezeh, Ngozi E.; Eze, Celestine O.; Eluu, Patrick E.; Amadi, Kingley C.; Ugwuanyi, Benedict E.; Uzoagba, Ngozi C.; Ugwonna, Grace O.; Nweke, Maduka L.; Victor-Aigbodion, Vera
• Other Names: Tusconi. Massimo section editor.
• Is Part Of: Medicine. Volume 98:Issue 32(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-08
• Subjects: schooling adolescents -- cognitive-behavioral therapy -- music therapy -- social anxiety symptoms; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine -- Périodiques; Geneeskunde; Medicine; Periodicals; Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000016495
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0025-7974

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: This study examined the effects of music therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy on social anxiety in a sample of schooling adolescents in south-east Nigeria. Methods: We adopted a randomized controlled trial design involving a treatment group and a waiting-list control group. A total of 155 schooling adolescents served as the study sample. The sample size was ascertained using GPower software. A 12-week MTCBP manual for social anxiety was employed to deliver the intervention. Data analyses were completed using repeated measures analysis of variance. Results: We found that social anxiety significantly decreased in the treatment group over time, whereas the waitlist control group showed no significant changes in social anxiety. Therefore, music therapy with cognitive-behavioral therapy was significantly beneficial in decreasing social anxiety symptoms of the treatment group. The follow-up assessment performed after 3 months revealed a significant reduction in social anxiety for the treatment group. Conclusion: The study, therefore, suggests that the use of music therapy with cognitive-behavioral therapy is significant in reducing social anxiety among schooling adolescents.