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  1. Jun 9, 2021 · Preference for genre would indicate that personality is linked with relatively high-level conceptualizations of music, while preference for musical dimensions or musical attributes might imply that personality is linked with music that conveys a particular experience or mood.

    • Maya B. Flannery, Matthew H. Woolhouse
    • 2021
  2. The chapter begins with a brief introduction to studying music preferences and to personality psychology, followed by an overview of contemporary issues in personality psychology and why it is relevant to consider individual differences in music listening.

  3. Oct 1, 2017 · In the present meta-analysis, we have addressed the intuitive idea that music preferences are a mirror of basic personality traits. This idea is based on an interactionist approach in psychology that holds that individuals seek and shape environments that can fulfill their psychological needs.

    • Thomas Schäfer, Claudia Mehlhorn
    • 2017
  4. Oct 2, 2014 · Abstract. This chapter critically discusses current understanding of the psychology of musical preferences. The first section explores the styles of music people prefer, and the ways in which specific musical characteristics influence preference.

  5. Aug 1, 2016 · Trait neuroticism, perceived stress, and depression scores all correlated positively with emotional uses of music. The current findings support studying personality contextually alongside uses of music when investigating music preference and shed light on how negative affect may inform emotional uses of music.

    • Elizabeth J. Vella PhD, Gregory J. Mills
    • 2017
  6. Abstract. Research suggests that musical preferences are linked to personality, but this research has been hindered by genre-based theories and methods. We address this limitation using a novel method based on the actual attributes that people perceive from music.

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  8. Oct 1, 2017 · While a recent meta-analysis found that the correlations of musical styles (i.e. the MUSIC-Model) with the Big Five personality dimensions are rather weak (Schäfer & Mehlhorn, 2017), it would be interesting to examine those relationships more deeply with music feature preference.

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