Investigating the effect of classical and rap music on the regulation of negative mood among teenagers.

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effect of classical and rap music on the regulation of negative mood among teenagers. In the present study, a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test single-group method was used.The statistical population of the present study includes boys between ۱۷-۱۸ years old who were selected from Shahid Beheshti School. The sample size of this research is ۴۲ people with an average age of ۵.۱۷, who were placed in two groups of ۲۱ people, rap and classical.In this research, negative mood regulation questionnaire (NMR) was used , and after the performance of rap and classical music for related groups for three weeks and each week included three sessions and each session included ۱۰ minutes of playback, so the questionnaire was used again. By using spss ۲۶ and statistical analysis of data and paired t and independent t tests ,the test results showed that there is a significant relationship between classical music and feeling happy.And in the next stage, it was found that those who listen to rap music cannot get rid of the current bad situation, and after that it was found that those who listen to rap music are more prone to depression than the classical ones.The present research show that those who listen to rap music see their future as sadder, and in the last stage of this research, it showed that there is no significant relationship between classical music and planning.