ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
The association between music therapy and mental health in Chinese university students: a moderated mediation model of self-evaluation and gender.
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This research examines the effects of music therapy participation on mental health among Chinese university students, focusing on the mediating role of self-evaluation and the moderating role of gender. A moderated mediation model was proposed to explain how and for whom music therapy exerts its benefits. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 1,000 students recruited through multi-stage random sampling from four universities across China. Participants completed the Music Therapy Participation Scale (MTPS), the Self-Evaluation Scale (SES), and the Mental Health Status Questionnaire (MHS-Q). Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). Results indicated that higher music therapy participation was significantly associated with better mental health (β = -0.30,
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