Open AccessA Study on Musical Preference and Styles of Personality among Young Adults
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal for research in engineering application and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2454-9150
DOI - 10.35291/2454-9150.2020.0371
Subject(s) - preference , personality , psychology , personality psychology , affect (linguistics) , musical , set (abstract data type) , cognitive style , developmental psychology , social psychology , expression (computer science) , big five personality traits , cognition , communication , art , neuroscience , computer science , programming language , economics , visual arts , microeconomics
Personality is a set of behaviors that make each one of us unique and it differentiates us from others and leads us to act consistently in various situations. Music being a multi-dimensional phenomenon has been designed on several levels which affect people in various ways from emotion regulation to cognitive development, along with providing a means for self-expression. The present study focuses on the Musical Preference and Styles of Personality among 63 Young Adults from Bangalore and Nagaland, between the age group of 18 to 30. The objectives of this descriptive research study include the study of the styles of personalities among young adults, to study the music preferences of young adults, and to know the relationship between music preference and personality. NEO-Five Factor Inventory 3 (NEO-FFI-3) and Short Test on Music Preferences (Revised, STOMPR) scale was administered through Google Classroom.s