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Mental Health in Education – Psychology Lab

Research

Sad Music and Cognitive Reappraisal

Herdson, O., Minchin, M., Parker, H., Muller, S., & Javadi, A. H. (2024). The effects of sad music: Moderating role of cognitive reappraisal. Psychology of Music, 03057356241297302.

https://doi.org/10.1177/17540739221140472

An empirical study looking at the effects of music valence on the effectiveness of a brief cognitive intervention: Cognitive reappraisal has been shown to be an effective method for improving mood. In this study, we demonstrated that accompanying such an intervention with happy and/or sad music had no bearing on mood improvements. In short, this means that individuals needing to improve their mood could feasibly maintain their music preference (even if it is sad) as long as they engage with cognitive reappraisal, even if done briefly.

Sad States Review

A literature review analysing the experiences of sadness after listening to sad music. In this paper, a new classification of sad states is proposed, suggesting a more complex yet comprehensive understanding of sadness.

Herdson, O., Eerola, T., & Javadi, A.-H. (2023). Analysis and Classification of Music-Induced States of Sadness. Emotion Review, 15(2), 99-117. https://doi.org/10.1177/17540739221140472

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Mental Health in Education – Psychology Lab

Welcome to the Mental Health in Education Psychology Lab. My name is Ollie Herdson and I’m a lecturer at the University of Kent, Canterbury. Both my research and teaching is focused on mental health, cognition, and statistics. This site will be updated with my latest teaching and research. My goal is to build my lab into a community of students and to help and students who find themselves interested in similar fields to those I work within.

Together, alongside Dr Amir-Homayoun Javadi, we are working towards a better understanding of wellbeing for students in education. Ultimately, our goal is to provide education institutes with the support and guidance they need to improve their practices with the aim of improving student experience and student wellbeing.

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