Presentation

Fabricio Vásquez de la Bandera, Fernanda Flores, Mauricio Núñez, Rocío Ponce, Diana Velastegui
Technical University of Ambato

Abstract

Music has a favorable effect on the brain, involving almost all its areas, especially the sensory, visual, auditory, and motor cortex. The objective of the research was to verify if exposure to binaural sounds decreases anxiety levels in university students. A quantitative methodology was used, with a quasi-experimental design, in a quasi-control group without random assignment, by applying frequencies and the Hamilton anxiety scale. The results showed that the 432hz sounds generate a decrease in anxiety, showing significant changes with a moderate effect size (d=0.60); in the 9hz group there were significant changes with a small effect size (d=0.49). Therefore, the study concludes that highest hz is associated with a highest decrease of anxiety.

Keywords:levels, anxiety, sounds, binaurals