Abstract:While it is reasonable to assume that the passion and drive toward musicianship has its roots within the personality, there are few studies focusing on the relationship between musical practice and personality and their findings are often contradictory. The aim of this study is to explore the differences in personality traits between musicians and nonmusicians. Altogether 355 responders participated in our research ( MAge = 31, SD = 12.4), 189 musicians and 166 nonmusicians. We used the HEXACO Personality Inve… Show more
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