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Oct 21, 2014 · More than a feeling. But is it really sadness that listeners are connecting with or something more complicated? A recent study at McGill University found that emotionally intense music –...
Apr 12, 2024 · Summary: A new study explores why listening to sad music can be pleasurable. The research involved 50 music students who found that removing the element of sadness from their chosen music decreased their enjoyment, indicating a direct link between sadness and pleasure.
- The Biology of Sad Music
- The Psychology of Sad Music
- Making Sense of Sadness
Let’s start with biological theories. When we experience real-life loss, or empathise with another’s pain, hormones such as prolactin and oxytocinare released within us. These help us cope with loss and pain. They do so by making us feel calmed, consoled, and supported. Feeling Adele’s pain, or recalling our own, may cause such chemical changes wit...
A key reason we enjoy sad songs is because they profoundly “move” us. This experience is sometimes called kama muta, a Sanskrit term meaning “moved by love”. Feeling moved can involve chills, goosebumps, a flood of emotions (including romantic ones), a warmth in our chest, and elation. Read more: Goosebumps, tears and tenderness: what it means to b...
Alternatively, it could be that Adele’s songs aren’t pleasurable because they are sad or nostalgic. They may be pleasurable simply because they are beautiful. Sadness might just happen to coincide with beauty. Indeed, seeing acts of moral virtue or beautyhave been suggested to provoke feelings of elevation and can touch, move and inspire us. We can...
Nov 30, 2022 · Key points. Despite avoiding negative emotions in everyday life, we are often drawn to them in art. Research supports that sad songs can make people feel happy. Empathy, or the ability to get...
Apr 10, 2024 · Now, a new study suggests that for some of us, it could be that we might actually enjoy the sadness. The research, published in the journal PLOS ONE, suggests negative emotions felt when listening to music can produce pleasure.
Nov 17, 2021 · A key reason we enjoy sad songs is because they profoundly “move” us. This experience is sometimes called kama muta, a Sanskrit term meaning “moved by love”. Feeling moved can involve chills, goosebumps, a flood of emotions (including romantic ones), a warmth in our chest, and elation.
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Oct 12, 2016 · Plenty of people listen to sad music to make themselves feel better. But new research shows that for people with depression, it can do the opposite – triggering a cycle of negative thoughts.
