What Your Favorite Music Says About You & Your Personality / Music Genre Psychology & Research

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: Dollinger, S. J. (1993) Personality and music preference: Extraversion and excitement seeking or openness to experience? Psychology of Music, 21 (1993), pp. 73-77 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. #musicpsychology #musicaltaste #psychologyofmusic