Adolescents' music preferences and personality characteristics

Delsing, Marc J. M. H.; Bogt, Tom ter; Engels, Rutger C. M. E.; Meeus, Wim

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“…1, 2015 83 characteristics and traits. The correlations between musical preferences and psychological constructs such as personality traits (Rentfrow & Gosling, 2003), values (Boer et al, 2011 and age demographics (Bonneville-Roussy et al, 2013) have been studied, and convergence across many studies from varied geographical regions (Rentfrow & Gosling, 2003;George, Stickle, Rachid, & Wopnford, 2007;Delsing, ter Bogt, Engels, & Meeus, 2008;Zweigenhaft, 2008;Brown, 2012;Dunn, de Ruyter, & Bouwhuis, 2012;Langmeyer, Guglhör, & Tarnai, 2012) has provided clear evidence that these constructs are linked in a similar fashion. Extraverts for example prefer music that is "upbeat and conventional" (pop, soundtrack, and religious genres) and "energetic and rhythmic" (soul/funk and electronic/dance genres), and people high in Openness to Experience prefer "reflective and complex" music (blues, jazz, classical and folk genres) (Rentfrow & McDonald, 2009).…”

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Can Music Increase Empathy? Interpreting Musical Experience Through the Empathizing–Systemizing (E-S) Theory: Implications for Autism

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2015

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Recent research has provided evidence that musical interaction can promote empathy. Yet little is known about the underlying intrapersonal and social psychological processes that are involved when this occurs. For example, which types of music increase empathy and which types decrease it; what role, if any, does empathy play in determining individual differences in musical preference, perception, and performance; or, how do these psychological underpinnings help explain the musical experiences of people with autism spectrum conditions (ASC). To address these questions we employ the Empathizing-Systemizing (E-S) theory as a fruitful framework in which to understand these music-related phenomena. Specifically, we explore how individual differences in musical preference, perception, and performance can be explained by E-S theory. We provide examples from open-ended descriptions of strong musical experiences to demonstrate the ways in which empathy and music inter-relate. Importantly, we discuss the implications for the study of autism, and for how music therapists and clinicians can use music as a tool in their work with individuals diagnosed with ASC.Submitted 2014 April 29; accepted 2014 June 29. KEYWORDS: empathy, autism, musical preference, perception, performance EMPATHY is a fundamental feature of human interaction. It requires both cognitive (Dennett, 1989;Baron-Cohen, 1995) and affective (Davis, 1994) components that enable people to recognize the emotional and mental states of others, and to respond to these with appropriate emotions (Harris, Johnson, Hutton, Andrews, & Cooke, 1989;Baron-Cohen & Wheelwright, 2004). Empathy allows for the perception of another's thoughts and feelings, and allows one to predict how they will behave (Whiten, 1991). Music listening and performance, which is a universal feature of human behavior (Blacking, 1995), also requires components of cognitive and affective processing. We listen and are exposed to music for hours each day (Motion Picture Association of America, Inc, 2007;Rentfrow, 2012), during which time we perceive the emotional and psychological content in music; interpret the thoughts, feelings, and proficiency of the musicians from auditory and visual cues (Thompson, Russo, & Quinto, 2008;Tsay, 2013); respond emotively to the music and the musician (Juslin, & Västfjäll, 2008;Zentner, Grandjean, & Scherer, 2008), and can predict the direction of a melodic phrase or narrative. Empathy is thus connected with the perception, interpretation, and emotional reactions to music.However, only recently have researchers in the field of music, personality, and social psychology begun to focus on how music and empathy are linked. For example, Wöllner (2012) showed that people with higher levels of empathy are able to perceive and identify a musician's intentions with greater accuracy than those with lower levels, and Egermann and McAdams (2013) demonstrated that perceived and induced emotion from music is moderated by empathy. Further, not only does empathy influenc...

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Can Music Increase Empathy? Interpreting Musical Experience Through the Empathizing–Systemizing (E-S) Theory: Implications for Autism

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“…[9][10][11][12] To a large extent, preferences for music genres are already in place by early adolescence and remain highly stable across adolescence. 5,13 Adolescence is a period for testing and internalizing culturally defined norms and values. During adolescence, young people develop a more autonomous position in relation to their parents 14,15 and become more dependent on friends and peers in cliques and crowds.…”

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Early Adolescent Music Preferences and Minor Delinquency

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Adolescent music preferences have been linked to problem behavior in cross-sectional studies. Particularly, preferences for loud, rebellious, and so-called "deviant" music predict externalizing problem behavior, such as minor delinquency and substance abuse. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:There is a theoretical rationale for associations between music preferences and minor delinquency. Preferences for rock, African American music, and electronic dance music indicate later minor delinquency. Music preferences are better markers of later delinquency compared with early adolescent delinquency.abstract OBJECTIVES: To test Music Marker Theory (MMT) positing that early adolescents' preferences for nonmainstream types of popular music indicate concurrent and later minor delinquency. METHODS:MMT was tested in a 4-year longitudinal study (n = 309). RESULTS:The results showed that early fans of different types of rock (eg, rock, heavy metal, gothic, punk), African American music (rhythm and blues, hip-hop), and electronic dance music (trance, techno/ hardhouse) showed elevated minor delinquency concurrently and longitudinally. Preferring conventional pop (chart pop) or highbrow music (classic music, jazz), in contrast, was not related to or was negatively related to minor delinquency. CONCLUSIONS:Early music preferences emerged as more powerful indicators of later delinquency rather than early delinquency, indicating that music choice is a strong marker of later problem behavior. The mechanisms through which music preferences are linked to minor delinquency are discussed within the framework of MMT. Pediatrics 2013;131:e380-e389 AUTHORS:

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“…Four dimensions of music preference were identified, and they are reflective and complex (such as blues, jazz, classical, folk); intense and rebellious (such as rock, alternative, heavy metal); upbeat and conventional (such as country music, soundtrack, religious, popular); and energetic-rhythmic (such as hiphop, soul/funk, electronic/dance) (Delsing et al, 2008). The majority of music consumers purchase popular music (Ballard et al, 1999;Schellenberg & von Scheve, 2012).…”

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Adolescents' music preferences and personality characteristics

Cited by 196 publications

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Can Music Increase Empathy? Interpreting Musical Experience Through the Empathizing–Systemizing (E-S) Theory: Implications for Autism

Can Music Increase Empathy? Interpreting Musical Experience Through the Empathizing–Systemizing (E-S) Theory: Implications for Autism

Early Adolescent Music Preferences and Minor Delinquency

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