Music Preference and Its Relationship with Personality Traits

This study assumes that there are individual differences in music preference and examines the relationship between personality traits and music preference. The participants were 347 college students (185 females) whose ages ranged from 17 to 37 (M=21.53, SD=2.26), the Big Five Locator test and the BAS/BIS Scale were used to measure personality traits. The results of the proposed 35-item Music Preference Questionnaire indicate a satisfactory level of reliability and validity. Women were more likely to be involved in musical activities and more likely to prefer classical music than men. The results of the correlation analysis reveal that whereas extraversion, openness, and agreeableness were positively related to music preference, emotional stability was negatively related to the pursuit of psychological effects of music, a subscale of the MPQ. All the sub-variables of the BAS and BIS scales were positively related to music preference. The BAS and the BIS accounted for approximately 15% of the variance in music preference, and Big Five personality traits, approximately 7%. This study verifies the gender differences in music preference, illustrates some personality traits related to music preference, and suggests that dispositional and motivational personality factors are more closely related to music preference than to personality characters.

keywords: 음악선호, 성격, 5요인 성격, BAS/BIS, Music Preference, Personality, Big Five Personality Factors, BAS/BIS

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Music Preference and Its Relationship with Personality Traits

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