markusforamitti.bsky.social
@markusforamitti.bsky.social
PhD candidate @StressLab_wien @uniwien
Researching the Interaction of Music and Stress
Reposted
Then, @markusforamitti.bsky.social will follow up with a fascinating exploration of how music helps regulate collective emotion in his talk: "Regulating Collective Emotion Through Music: Diachronic Analysis of Stress, Sentiment, and Complexity in Lyrics (1973–2023)" 📝🎶
September 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We found:

- Long-term rise in stress-related language & negativity
- Decline in lyrical complexity
- But trends reversed or attenuated after 9/11 & COVID, hinting at escapist music choices in times major societal stress
July 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM