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- In truth, music preference alone is not entirely predictive of personality nor vice versa. However, P.J. Rentfrow et. al.’s 2012 study found that knowing what music people listen to can actually be surprisingly accurate when it comes to predictive power about an individual’s personality traits.
www.learning-mind.com/music-preferences-can-say-much-about-personality/The Surprising Link Between Music Preference and Personality
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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
Oct 1, 2017 · Where do interindividual differences in the preference for musical styles come from? In the present meta-analysis, we have addressed the intuitive idea that music preferences are a mirror of basic personality traits.
- Thomas Schäfer, Claudia Mehlhorn
- 2017
Jun 18, 2024 · Your taste in music is related to some degree to your underlying personality traits. Find out what your favorite music says about you—and why you feel compelled to defend it.
Research involving more than 350,000 participants from over 50 countries and six continents has found that links between musical preferences and personality are universal. Ed Sheeran’s song Shivers is as likely to appeal to extraverts living in the UK as those living in Argentina or India.
Jul 14, 2022 · Do you feel like your personality matches the type of music you listen to? Several studies suggest there may be an association between music preferences and personality.
Research has shown that musical preferences and personality are linked, yet little is known about other influences on preferences such as cognitive styles. To address this gap, we investigated how individual differences in musical preferences are explained by the empathizing-systemizing (E-S) theory.
Dec 15, 2020 · Music is such a core part of culture and everyday experience that it has long been believed to be connected to one’s personality. Music, more than any other media, has strong ties to our emotions: music communicates emotion, stirs memory, affects mood, and spurs creativity.