Music, arousal and self-injurious behaviour: a three-stage mediating model for children with low functioning autism

Literature suggests that music can reduce arousal. Additionally, that reducing arousal has the potential to reduce self-injurious behaviour (SIB). The aim of this research was to determine if salivary biomarkers of arousal could mediate a relationship between music listening and SIB among boys with...

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Main Author: Marriott, Jeremy Kent
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/806
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description Literature suggests that music can reduce arousal. Additionally, that reducing arousal has the potential to reduce self-injurious behaviour (SIB). The aim of this research was to determine if salivary biomarkers of arousal could mediate a relationship between music listening and SIB among boys with low functioning autism (LFA) in simulated and natural settings. Results showed that music listening reduced arousal in a simulated setting and SIB in a natural setting despite the heterogeneity of LFA.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-8062017-12-15T07:55:13Z Music, arousal and self-injurious behaviour: a three-stage mediating model for children with low functioning autism Marriott, Jeremy Kent Literature suggests that music can reduce arousal. Additionally, that reducing arousal has the potential to reduce self-injurious behaviour (SIB). The aim of this research was to determine if salivary biomarkers of arousal could mediate a relationship between music listening and SIB among boys with low functioning autism (LFA) in simulated and natural settings. Results showed that music listening reduced arousal in a simulated setting and SIB in a natural setting despite the heterogeneity of LFA. 2015 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/806 en Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Marriott, Jeremy Kent
Music, arousal and self-injurious behaviour: a three-stage mediating model for children with low functioning autism
title Music, arousal and self-injurious behaviour: a three-stage mediating model for children with low functioning autism
title_full Music, arousal and self-injurious behaviour: a three-stage mediating model for children with low functioning autism
title_fullStr Music, arousal and self-injurious behaviour: a three-stage mediating model for children with low functioning autism
title_full_unstemmed Music, arousal and self-injurious behaviour: a three-stage mediating model for children with low functioning autism
title_short Music, arousal and self-injurious behaviour: a three-stage mediating model for children with low functioning autism
title_sort music, arousal and self-injurious behaviour: a three-stage mediating model for children with low functioning autism
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/806