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Psychological effects of music listening habits on emotional wellbeing and cognitive performance in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Front Psychol · 2026 · PMC13391587 · PMID 42495208

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approached significancep = 0.054so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)
Intercepts for anxiety and depression approached significance ( p = 0.054 and p = 0.089, respectively), with mild asymmetry suggesting that smaller studies with null or unfavorable results may be under-represented, a pattern also noted in several recent music intervention meta-analyses.

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