Preferred Music Style Is Tied to Personality

sopsych · 03-12-2012, 10:23 AM

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Preferred Music Style Is Tied to Personality | Psych Central

I think it only applies much to the narrower genres.

ThePhanastasio · 03-12-2012, 10:47 AM

According to his study, it would appear that pretty much everyone who's not a fan of pop or rap is creative.

Paedantic Basterd · 03-12-2012, 11:31 AM

This one is my favourite:

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Indie fans have low self-esteem, are creative, not hard working, and not gentle

Greaaaaaaaaaaat.

Zyrada · 03-12-2012, 11:32 AM

I had a hard time believing words like "the relationship between pop music culture and deviant behavior in adolescence" weren't written in the 50's until I looked at the date in the citation. Holy wow, call me biased for being part of "the youth", but that is an incredibly surefire way to make yourself sound out of touch if you ask me. I mean, deviant behavior? Really? They had to use those exact words?

The commentary for the different genres reminds me of one of those Zodiac lists with personality traits for the different signs that gets passed around on the internet so much. At least most of the traits make sense, but "gentle" or "at ease"... what do they mean? Those traits are so vague, I have no idea how I'm supposed to interpret them.

mr dave · 03-13-2012, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Zyrada

I had a hard time believing words like "the relationship between pop music culture and deviant behavior in adolescence" weren't written in the 50's until I looked at the date in the citation. Holy wow, call me biased for being part of "the youth", but that is an incredibly surefire way to make yourself sound out of touch if you ask me. I mean, deviant behavior? Really? They had to use those exact words?

I think they mean 'deviant' behaviour as a deviance from the perceived norm as opposed to 'deviant behaviour' as being a poop fetishist or something. Basically, generally speaking, pop music is about adolescent rebellion, about, well... deviating from the norm, to step aside from what the generation before you considered to be their voice within the realm of mainstream media and to find and support your own.

Hell at this point in the game it has become the norm for teenagers to participate in deviant behaviour. Individuality is the new conformity. As a teenager you're expected to rebel and adopt some sort of deviant behaviour as a way of distancing yourself from the generations that came before you and applying your own unique twist to the collective stream of consciousness of our society, we just make sure to fool you into thinking you're doing it because you're unique instead of actually just toeing the line and adhering to the status quo.

Zyrada · 03-13-2012, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

I think they mean 'deviant' behaviour as a deviance from the perceived norm as opposed to 'deviant behaviour' as being a poop fetishist or something. Basically, generally speaking, pop music is about adolescent rebellion, about, well... deviating from the norm, to step aside from what the generation before you considered to be their voice within the realm of mainstream media and to find and support your own.

Hell at this point in the game it has become the norm for teenagers to participate in deviant behaviour. Individuality is the new conformity. As a teenager you're expected to rebel and adopt some sort of deviant behaviour as a way of distancing yourself from the generations that came before you and applying your own unique twist to the collective stream of consciousness of our society, we just make sure to fool you into thinking you're doing it because you're unique instead of actually just toeing the line and adhering to the status quo.

That's pretty much what I thought they meant. It just sounded like a preface to talk about "those hooligans on my lawn".

I'll give them credit for painting metal fans a little more sympathetically, I guess, but the study doesn't have an ounce of scientific value as far as I'm concerned.

**Goofle** · 03-12-2012, 12:03 PM

Obvious nonsense.

blastingas10 · 03-12-2012, 12:26 PM

Well im a pretty laid back, calm and quiet person and I prefer slower, more laid back tunes. Maybe there is a connection there, I don't know.

Franco Pepe Kalle · 03-12-2012, 02:46 PM

Here are the results

Blues fans have high self-esteem, are creative, outgoing, gentle and at ease
Jazz fans have high self-esteem, are creative, outgoing and at ease
Classical music fans have high self-esteem, are creative, introvert and at ease
Rap fans have high self-esteem and are outgoing
Opera fans have high self-esteem, are creative and gentle
Country and western fans are hardworking and outgoing
Reggae fans have high self-esteem, are creative, not hardworking, outgoing, gentle and at ease
Dance fans are creative and outgoing but not gentle
Indie fans have low self-esteem, are creative, not hard working, and not gentle
Bollywood fans are creative and outgoing
Rock/heavy metal fans have low self-esteem, are creative, not hard-working, not outgoing, gentle, and at ease
Chart pop fans have high self-esteem, are hardworking, outgoing and gentle, but are not creative and not at ease
Soul fans have high self-esteem, are creative, outgoing, gentle, and at ease

I generally dig Soul, Rap, Blues, and Reagee too.

Peppermint4life · 03-13-2012, 03:36 AM

Blues fans have high self-esteem, are creative, outgoing, gentle and at ease
Love the blues. Favorite genre. I'm a blues musician. I have dangerously low self esteem, am in almost constant isolation, am a jerk to anyone who comes near, and am on edge 80% of the time. This study describes me perfectly.

03-12-2012, 10:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
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Franco Pepe Kalle Mwana Nzala Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Shakopee, Minnesota Posts: 627	Here are the results Blues fans have high self-esteem, are creative, outgoing, gentle and at ease Jazz fans have high self-esteem, are creative, outgoing and at ease Classical music fans have high self-esteem, are creative, introvert and at ease Rap fans have high self-esteem and are outgoing Opera fans have high self-esteem, are creative and gentle Country and western fans are hardworking and outgoing Reggae fans have high self-esteem, are creative, not hardworking, outgoing, gentle and at ease Dance fans are creative and outgoing but not gentle Indie fans have low self-esteem, are creative, not hard working, and not gentle Bollywood fans are creative and outgoing Rock/heavy metal fans have low self-esteem, are creative, not hard-working, not outgoing, gentle, and at ease Chart pop fans have high self-esteem, are hardworking, outgoing and gentle, but are not creative and not at ease Soul fans have high self-esteem, are creative, outgoing, gentle, and at ease I generally dig Soul, Rap, Blues, and Reagee too. __________________ The problem with Franco Pepe Kalle is that he is a unpredictable character. There is surprising info about this man. You think he only likes Franco and Pepe Kalle but when you find out that he hears other artists, you are shock. Girls are the sexy thing that God created. Important to notice FPK.

03-12-2012, 11:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
Zyrada Avant-Gardener Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Inside your navel gazing back at you Posts: 163	I had a hard time believing words like "the relationship between pop music culture and deviant behavior in adolescence" weren't written in the 50's until I looked at the date in the citation. Holy wow, call me biased for being part of "the youth", but that is an incredibly surefire way to make yourself sound out of touch if you ask me. I mean, deviant behavior? Really? They had to use those exact words? The commentary for the different genres reminds me of one of those Zodiac lists with personality traits for the different signs that gets passed around on the internet so much. At least most of the traits make sense, but "gentle" or "at ease"... what do they mean? Those traits are so vague, I have no idea how I'm supposed to interpret them.

03-12-2012, 12:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
blastingas10 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,126	Well im a pretty laid back, calm and quiet person and I prefer slower, more laid back tunes. Maybe there is a connection there, I don't know.

03-13-2012, 03:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
Peppermint4life Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: KY Posts: 73	Blues fans have high self-esteem, are creative, outgoing, gentle and at ease Love the blues. Favorite genre. I'm a blues musician. I have dangerously low self esteem, am in almost constant isolation, am a jerk to anyone who comes near, and am on edge 80% of the time. This study describes me perfectly.