Effect of the Most and the Least Favorite Music Genre of Youngs on Their ECGs

Abstract

Objective:Does music really touch our heart? To answer this question, this study aimed to investigate the effect of the most and least favorite type of music on echocardiography (ECG) of boys or girls.Method:While we were recording the lead II ECG, the most and the least favorite songs of the participants were listened by a total of 54 participants (33 girls and 21 boys). The heart rates (HR), the amplitudes, and durations of the waves in the ECGs, and the durations of the intervals [P-R (s) and Q-T (s)] of the resting period 1, favorite song period, resting period 2 and least favorite song period were analyzed.Results:Girls’ HRs increased significantly (p<0.05) while they were listening to their most favorite music however listening to their least favorite song did not change their HRs. Unlike that, boys’ HRs did not change significantly while listening to their most or least favorite music. In addition, the amplitudes and durations of the waves in the ECGs, and the durations of the intervals did not change significantly by listening to either music genre in boys or girls.Conclusion:Girls reacted more to the type of music they liked than men. This may be due to girls having more emotional nature and thus limbic system activation.

Keywords

• ecg
• heart rate
• most and the least favorite music
• music
• pulse