Recent research has shown that formal musical training has a wealth of benefits in terms of cognition, mental health, social skills, and even speech perception. Of these benefits, there is strong support for a relationship between formal musical training and an improved ability to recognize emotions in speech prosody. Given this connection, interpersonal relationships stand to benefit from improved communication efficacy, which includes an improved ability to recognize emotions in speech. Interpersonal relationships rely on successful expression and interpretation of emotions in speech. If formal musical training can improve the perception of emotions in speech, it should indirectly benefit interpersonal relationship quality. The current study collected data from 197 undergraduate students about their formal musical training and interpersonal relationship quality through an online survey. The results showed that formal musical training accounted for 8% of the difference in relationship conflict but did not benefit relationship support or depth. While musical expertise does not necessarily improve relationship quality overall, it may help reduce conflict in relationships. Further research is needed, with participants who have greater musical expertise, to clarify the relationship between formal musical training and relationship conflict.

最近的研究表明，正式的音乐训练在认知、心理健康、社交技能甚至言语感知方面都有很多好处。在这些好处中，正式的音乐训练与提高识别语音韵律中情绪的能力之间存在关系，这得到了强有力的支持。鉴于这种联系，人际关系将受益于提高的沟通效率，其中包括提高识别言语情绪的能力。人际关系依赖于言语中情感的成功表达和解释。如果正式的音乐训练能够提高言语中的情绪感知，应该间接有益于人际关系质量。目前的研究通过在线调查收集了 197 名本科生关于他们的正规音乐训练和人际关系质量的数据。结果表明，正式的音乐训练占关系冲突差异的 8%，但对关系支持或深度没有好处。虽然音乐专业知识不一定能提高整体关系质量，但它可能有助于减少关系中的冲突。需要进一步研究，与具有更多音乐专业知识的参与者一起，以阐明正规音乐培训与关系冲突之间的关系。虽然音乐专业知识不一定能提高整体关系质量，但它可能有助于减少关系中的冲突。需要进一步研究，与具有更多音乐专业知识的参与者一起，以阐明正规音乐培训与关系冲突之间的关系。虽然音乐专业知识不一定能提高整体关系质量，但它可能有助于减少关系中的冲突。需要进一步研究，与具有更多音乐专业知识的参与者一起，以阐明正规音乐培训与关系冲突之间的关系。