An Investigation into the Relationship Between Musical Imagery and Anxiety

Imagining music in the mind's ear is common everyday life and characterised by individual differences who likely to experience involuntary musical imagery. Research has explored relationship between imagery mental health (e.g., obsessive compulsive disorder); however, little known about anxiety The current study investigated associations these two variables. 432 participants completed a cross-sectional, online survey, measuring trait anxiety, depression, experience, controllability of unwanted thoughts, aspects sleep. Positive were found frequency, negative valence perceived helpfulness imagery, amount imagined whilst trying Trait did not correlate with auditory These findings provide clearer understanding imagery's have implications for using voluntary reduce anxiety.