What Your Favorite Music Says About You & Your Personality / Music Genre Psychology & Research
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2024
- Musical Taste Meaning - What Your Music Taste Says About You...According to Research - The Psychology of Music Genre Preference - Have you ever wondered what the relationship is between your favorite genre of music and your personality? In this video, Nena Lavonne, Psy. M. discusses what recent studies have concluded about what musical styles correlate to different personality types. From hard rock and heavy metal to punk and indie music, research has shown a strong link between personality traits and characteristics and the music we like to listen to most. So what does it mean if rock or metal music is your favorite? You might be surprised!
Nena Lavonne is a Psych Professional, musician, and rock & metal enthusiast who enjoys examining her favorite songs and artists through a philosophical and psychological lens. Subscribe for more Rock Psychology!
References:
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Greenberg, D. M., Wride, S. J., Snowden, D. A., Spathis, D., Potter, J., & Rentfrow, P. J. (2022). Universals and variations in musical preferences: A study of preferential reactions to Western music in 53 countries. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 122(2), 286-309
North, A. C. (2010). Individual differences in musical taste. American Journal of Psychology, 123(2), 199-208.
Schäfer, T. & Mehlhorn, C. (2017). Can personality traits predict musical style preferences? A meta-analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, 116, 265-273.
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Hey Music Lovers! I’m curious to hear if the research lined up with your personality! Please take a moment to like and share this video, and definitely subscribe if you haven’t! xo Nena 🖤🤘🏻
Interesting video. You know, I've always been an introverted, gentle and peaceful person, and my musical taste is diverse; but it surely revolves around these 6 bands/artists: Metallica, Iron Maiden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billy Joel, Toto & The Warning.
Great choices, Matt! There are many bands that I feel a sense of loyalty to in the same way 😊 Glad you enjoyed the video!
Hard Rock and Metal are my favorite genres as well and those traits do fit me well for the most part except I wouldn't consider myself to be very creative. All the other traits fit my personality pretty well. There's a scene on one of my favorite TV shows, Nikita, where a character was being interrogated by the CIA and they were blindfolded and turned on loud heavy metal to make them delirious and the character that was being interrogated said, "do me a favor and turn the music up on your way out" and that would be me lol!
Great video. I have a introverted and nerdy personality so people are surprised when they find out I am a hard rock fan. But looks like I am normal!!🤘🤘🤘
Yes! This research is so interesting! I'm the oddball - an extrovert that likes hard rock and metal :)
This describes almost every Rush fan, of which I am one!!
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As a rock and metal fan, I do consider myself introverted, and I also describe myself to be open-minded. I used to have a collection of metal shirts. Shirts that scare most people. These same people are shocked when they find out I’m very friendly.
hey!! thanks for answering my comment its so nice to see creators that take video suggestions. i like jazz blues and soul, and honestly i feel like that describes me well, although im not at ease with my life. im at ease with myself, its just situational. you described everything very well thank you
Hi Albert! I'm glad you felt the research lined up with your real personality for the most part! I agree being at ease with life can indeed be situational! Have a great weekend! :)
I completely agree with the hard rock and heavy metal link as I am all of these things. As an African American male, I have always enjoyed and related to these to genres of music since I was a child.
Fantastic! I thought they were pretty accurate too! Thanks so much for sharing! 😊🤘🏻
I really enjoyed this video. While I'm a lifelong metal fan, I use both music and lyrics to help me express and process emotion. I don't know what I would do without metal music and the artist behind it. I'm not big on hugging but I would hug all of them for what they've done for me.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video, and I can completely relate to what you are saying! My favorite artists have felt like friends and support systems throughout the years! Have a great weekend!
Spot on concerning the pop music fans. I would say. Spot on with metal fans as well. I listen to metal and Beethoven and lived with a pop fan.
Yes! I found the research to be pretty accurate overall. There are exceptions to every rule, of course, but I can see these generalizations making a lot of sense for many people.Interesting research! I’ve mentioned in other videos that research has also found a strong link between fans of classical and metal music 😊🤘🏻
Acdc is uplifting to me
Absolutely agree 😊
THis video should be sent through the time travel tunnel and shown to our parents.
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ENTJ here and fan of hard rock/metal (as defined by Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, etc vs. the 2023 definition) and classic rock. Partial fit.
I am a fellow extroverted metal fan 😊
As a ‘wee little lad’ in the early 80’s after hearing ‘metal’ for the first time.. if the music wasn’t from bands like kreator, testament, forbidden, suicidal tendencies and the big 4 it didn’t exist.. that was my outward attitude for many years all the while secretly listening to bands like concrete blonde, bif naked, fishbone and ... ‘forgive me gods of rock’ yanni 🤦♂️...
of course I eventually turned into the ‘what do you mean.. RUSH is variety’ guy ... 🤟🤪🤟
So I guess by these standards I am insane 🙃
Great content.. new subscriber
Concrete Blonde!!! Yes! Johnette was a HUGE inspiration of mine! Welcome to the channel! 😊🤘🏻
Well, i do already know, which my myers briggs personality type is for ages. Anyway, loving melodic, atmospheric BM, also DSBM. Melodic doom death, Rock is also okay, blues at times.
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Good video very interesting, Hard rock and power metal are my spaces of peace but I like to explore other genres (I think you can always find jewelry everywhere), people say that I am very introverted and maybe hahaha but it is only because I like to have my space to do my things.
Hey Luis! I know exactly what you mean 😊 Thanks for watching! 🖤🤘🏻
I love Progressive metal/rock!!!
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@@psychologyofrock Congratulations! Your channel is awesome!!!
Greetings from El Salvador.
P.D: I'm Rush fan for the rest of eternity.
@@fabriciodarkpanzer837 awww! Thanks so much! Fellow Rush fan here! 😊🤘🏻
The closest genre for me is classic rock, and your analysis was SPOT ON!
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Very interesting 👍 and well done.
I like almost anything that is well done, but there are some styles that I can't stand like country and some folk styles. Mostly listen to rock/metal/prog, but I really like some good jazz or blues too.... guess my personality is a bit blended 😉
Hey Tim! Although rock/metal are my favorites, there are many genres that I can enjoy if they are well done, as you mentioned! I am horribly picky about music however, and can't focus at all if music I don't like is playing, lol! I find it very distracting and can't tune it out! :)
Same. I don't care for country either. And while I would in no way consider myself a fan of rap, I think Eminem's "Lose Yourself" is "well done." Same with certain reggae music - Bob Marley had some "well done" songs. I listen to classic rock, classical, some jazz, and some blues. My favorite band is Rush.
It is said that rock music fans are younger version of classical music fans.
Absolutely, yes 😊🤘🏻
A bit late to the party but I just recently found your channel and it's very interesting. I wonder if some of this is a chicken and egg problem. For instance, country music tends to be more popular in rural areas, where people also tend to be more conservative. So, does this population like country music because they're conservative or did they happen to be raised in a conservative environment where country music was popular? Perhaps a bit of both.
Welcome to the channel, Mike! And great question. I definitely believe that both environmental factors and personality factors play a role 😊
Interesting video. I do find the generalizations to be accurate, but as a fan of jazz, metal, hard rock, classical, punk and indie, I'm all over the place.
:) Do you have a favorite, Robert? Or do you like everything equally?
@@psychologyofrock I guess progressive rock/metal is my go to much of the time, but I cast a pretty wide net. Classical holds a big part of my life as well, I trained as a pianist before going off and repairing brass musical instruments. I try to be open to as much music as possible. The more music one can listen to, the more chances you can be moved.
I'm a huge fan of Prog. 70s Brit Prog, some Krautrock or Krautprog, and a few pieces of American Prog, like Kansas and a few others. I like Metal, but my preference bends toward UK Metal bands, like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Black Sabbath. I'm only a causal listener of other genres of Metal...Death, Black, etc.
I really like UK Metal bands as well! Thank you for sharing!
This was interesting to me, but somewhat confusing as well. I have favorites in ALL of those genres. I listen to everything from Allison Krause to Rob Zombie. Bach to the Beastie Boys. Progressive bluegrass to prog rock. Just all over the place. My Pandora on shuffle likes mode could give you mental whiplash!
I think that listening to a lot of genres is becoming more and more popular as music continues to be more and more available. As children, we were lucky to have a couple albums, and now the world of music is at our fingertips! :)
@@psychologyofrock growing up from the mid 60's until now, I was exposed to a diverse variety of music. Rock, blues, classical (J.S. Bach wrote a lot of the hymns that we sung in church), Jazz (my dad was a great Dave Brubeck fan), Disco, country, the list goes on. My criteria now is : do i like the music?, Do i like the singer? , Do i like the message. That's it.
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@@psychologyofrock I would be willing to bet that one of those albums was the Eagles Hotel California.
I like multiple genres of music does that mean I have multiple personalities?
Lol, definitely not! 😊 Do you tend to like one genre, best, overall, or all equal?
Sort of. Human Beings are complex, so naturally, you're going to like many genres, and each of those genres speaks out to one of the many attributes that define who you are. You could call it a multidentity, a unique personality for there is only one of you.
Preference creates personality when it comes to musical genres, for you will innately appreciate certain genres more than others.
However, it's important to add that if you like everything, while there's nothing wrong with saying this, you're basically a jack of all trades and a master of none. In terms of personality, it's reflective that you don't really know yourself, unless listening to music is a huge passion of yours(Which could be an ice breaker all on it's own, especially if you study music theory in school or in general or maybe you like to compose music yourself, or maybe you dance or sing or maybe throw parties and are a dj of sorts), then it would make sense for you to like "everything."
But as I'm sure you might've picked up, it's a cop-out when you tell people that "I like everything." Even if you mean it, people don't really learm much about you when you offer such an answer, save for maybe that you're open, which I suppose can be a positive attribute to your personality.
But unveiling a few favorites certainly can give somwbody, who is getting to know you better, a first look into what kind of personality you have, and that can have many facets and sides.
I'd guess there are so many factors at play. Not least would be where you are from, as the music you are exposed to when growing up has such a bearing on your tastes. Country music, for example, is very strong in certain parts of the USA, but nowhere near as strong anywhere else in the world. There's also what you get out of music. I prefer energetic stuff that gives me something of an dopamine hit, such as punk, but I know people who are more highly strung, so they want music that helps them relax.
Yes, all great points! I have a video coming out on this very topic soon! ♥️
what about salsa
I wasn't able to find any research on that genre - hopefully in the future! :)
@@psychologyofrock thank you
Introvert? Extrovert? No, ma'am. I'm a pervert. 🤘🏻😅
Shouldn't it note that the hiphop rap fans are never hard working, nor very well-read or musical? Honestly, I have never met a hip hop fan that has been particularly good at any of these traits. I used to work with a guy who loved stuff like SOAD, 2pac and Eminem and crap like that, and he was the laziest little sissy I have met. He spent two days off work because he burned himself a bit on a plastic welding jaw I have burnt myself on a hundred times and at least a few that was as bad as his on., And when I sliced my finger to the bone (4cm long cut diagonally up my left index finger that left it looking like a gutted fish) I rolled some tissue paper around it, wrapped it with some masking tape and got on with it, never went to see a doc, and the finger is still there. Did I mention this guy was 6 years older than me?
I am primarily a classic rock kinda guy, but with a good dose of heavy metal and hard rock mixed in, and occasionally jazz and blues too, and I find these traits to be fairly true. I am hard working, well read, and I scored quite good on my Mensa test, most my hobbies are either creative or require extreme precision and/or patience, I also collect art, wristwatches and love to go flyfishing, but I do have my alcoholism, paranoia, and depression, which takes up a lot of my spare time, and are all signs of me being a self-centered arsehole. (and so is this whole comment to be frank). I am also extremely messy, which I think deep down has it's roots in my often nihilistic view on things.