Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of Chinese folk music intervention on anxiety of medical students. MethodsA total of 61 medical students were selected to participate in the experiment voluntarily. A 2×2 mixed design was adopted,and the independent variable between the groups was intervention mode (Chinese folk music intervention and nointervention). Participants were randomly divided into the Chinese folk music intervention group (32 people, receiving 7-minute Chinese folk music intervention) and the no-intervention group (29 people, receiving 7 minutes of neutral materialmusic stimulation) by drawing lots. The independent variables in the group were the test phase (pre-test and post-test). Thedependent variable was the score of state-trait anxiety inventory. A 2×2 repeated measure analysis of variance was used tocompare the scores of state-trait anxiety inventory between the two groups before and after the intervention. Results Thesimple effect test after significant interaction showed that the level of state anxiety and general anxiety in the Chinese folk music intervention group was significantly lower than that in the pre-test (P＜0. 001). There were no significant differencesin all anxiety indicators before and after the test in the no-intervention group. There were no significant differences in traitanxiety level between the two groups before and after the test. Conclusion Chinese folk music intervention can alleviate the anxiety level of medical students.

Key words:  , Chinese folk music｜medical students｜anxiety｜ randomized control trial｜ intervention