Music: a milieu factor with implications for the nurse-therapist.
The effects of one type of music upon the social interactions observed in a group play therapy with ten male children, ages 8 to 10, were studied. A behavioral check list was developed to measure five target behaviors: the children's verbalizations, proximity with group members, proximity with the group co-therapists, involvement in toy exchanges and involvement in acts of physical aggression. The resulting statistical analysis of tabulated data suggests music to be a factor in an increased number of social interactions. Consideration of such a milieu factor as music may prove valuable in many varying situations.
D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D009146:Music; D010379:Peer Group; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D012919:Social Behavior