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Abstract. Through the development of the Short Test of Musical Preferences (STOMP) and a larger theory of music preferences, Rentfrow and Gosling (2003 , 2006 ) have helped guide the way toward understanding the role of music in people's lives, and the relationship between music preferences and personality. The four music dimensions they established in their 2003 study provide a broad-brush look at some of the relationships between music preferences and personality. This study of 83 undergraduates at Guilford College in Greensboro, NC, used the NEO-PI, rather than the Big Five Inventory, which allowed us to examine the six facets that make up each of the Big Five traits as well as those traits themselves, and it looked separately at the music genres that make up the four music dimensions identified by Rentfrow and Gosling (2003) . The findings provide general support for Rentfrow and Gosling's work, but they also demonstrate that the personality patterns for the specific music genres differ considerably from one another, even those that fall within the same broad music dimensions. The Openness trait was by far the most robust of the Big Five traits assessed by the NEO-PI, and preferences for some music genres (e.g., folk, international music, and rap/hip-hop) were far more revealing of personality than others (e.g., classical, rock, and electronic).

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What Do Music Preferences Reveal About Personality?

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001/a000082 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 119-130 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Alexandra Langmeyer ◽

Angelika Guglhör-Rudan ◽

Christian Tarnai

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Hip Hop ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Model ◽

Pop Music ◽

Music Preferences ◽

Short Test ◽

Age Range ◽

First Time ◽

The Relationship

The present study is the first to examine the relationship between music preferences and personality among a sample of young Germans (N = 422, age range 21–26 years). We replicated the factor structure of the Short Test of Music Preferences (STOMP, Rentfrow & Gosling, 2003 ) by means of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The validity of the STOMP was also confirmed for the first time by rating soundclips. The relationship between the dimensions of personality (Big Five Inventory) and music preferences (STOMP and soundclips) was analyzed with a structural equation model (SEM). Gender differences were examined with multigroup analyses (MGA). Our findings corroborate earlier findings on the relationship between music preferences and personality: Individuals open to experience prefer reflective and complex music (e.g., classical) and intense and rebellious music (e.g., rock), whereas they dislike upbeat and conventional types of music (e.g., pop music). Extraverts, on the other hand, prefer upbeat and conventional and energetic and rhythmic types of music (e.g., rap/hip-hop). The results reveal some gender differences.

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Relationship Between Personality and Music Preferences Among University Students

Sains Humanika ◽

10.11113/sh.v13n2-2.1889 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2-2) ◽

Author(s):

Tai Minnie ◽

Norashikin Mahmud ◽

Wan Mohd Azam Wan Mohd Yunus ◽

Nor Akmar Nordin

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Big Five ◽

Big Five Personality ◽

Music Preference ◽

Music Preferences ◽

College And University ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

Short Test ◽

The Relationship

This study analysed the relationship between Big Five personality traits and music preferences among university students. Big Five Inventory (BFI) and Short Test of Music Preferences (STOMP) was used to assess personality traits and music preferences. Questionnaires were distributed through social media platforms to college and university students aged 19 to 26. A total number of 145 respondents participated in this study. The results showed Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness were the most prevalent personality traits among respondents and Energetic-Rhythmic (ER) was the most preferred music. The correlation analysis showed that there is a significant correlation between Openness and energetic-rhythmic (ER) music. On the other hand, there was no significant correlation between other traits (Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism) with music preference dimensions such as Intense-Rebellious (IR) and Energetic-Rhythmic (ER). The inconsistencies in the literature and our findings suggested more studies are needed to understand the influence of personality on music preferences.

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The relationship between Big Five traits and prejudice is moderated by identity salience

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e633872013-429 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

Joan Schaibley ◽

Jay Jackson ◽

Jazzmin Doxsee ◽

Bhavika Mistry

Keyword(s):

Big Five ◽

Identity Salience ◽

Big Five Traits ◽

The Relationship

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The role of personality in shaping pandemic response: Systemic sociopolitical factors drive country differences

10.31234/osf.io/m9vj2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Meghan Siritzky ◽

David M Condon ◽

Sara J Weston

Keyword(s):

Individual Differences ◽

Big Five ◽

Public Health Research ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Economic Factors ◽

State Fragility ◽

Systemic Factors ◽

Pandemic Response ◽

The Relationship

The current study utilizes the current COVID-19 pandemic to highlight the importance of accounting for the influence of external political and economic factors in personality public-health research. We investigated the extent to which systemic factors modify the relationship between personality and pandemic response. Results shed doubt on the cross-cultural generalizability of common big-five factor models. Individual differences only predicted government compliance in autocratic countries and in countries with income inequality. Personality was only predictive of mental health outcomes under conditions of state fragility and autocracy. Finally, there was little evidence that the big five traits were associated with preventive behaviors. Our ability to use individual differences to understand policy-relevant outcomes changes based on environmental factors and must be assessed on a trait-by-trait basis, thus supporting the inclusion of systemic political and economic factors in individual differences models.

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White Pop, Shiny Armour and a Sling and Stone: Indigenous Expressions of Contemporary Congregational Song Exploring Christian-Māori Identity

Religions ◽

10.3390/rel12020123 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 123

Author(s):

Shannon Said

Keyword(s):

Hip Hop ◽

Minority Groups ◽

Cultural Backgrounds ◽

Congregational Song ◽

Christian Worship ◽

Pentecostal Churches ◽

The Relationship ◽

Sydney Australia

It has taken many years for different styles of music to be utilised within Pentecostal churches as acceptable forms of worship. These shifts in musical sensibilities, which draw upon elements of pop, rock and hip hop, have allowed for a contemporisation of music that functions as worship within these settings, and although still debated within and across some denominations, there is a growing acceptance amongst Western churches of these styles. Whilst these developments have taken place over the past few decades, there is an ongoing resistance by Pentecostal churches to embrace Indigenous musical expressions of worship, which are usually treated as token recognitions of minority groups, and at worst, demonised as irredeemable musical forms. This article draws upon interview data with Christian-Māori leaders from New Zealand and focus group participants of a diaspora Māori church in southwest Sydney, Australia, who considered their views as Christian musicians and ministers. These perspectives seek to challenge the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations within a church setting and create a more inclusive philosophy and practice towards being ‘one in Christ’ with the role of music as worship acting as a case study throughout. It also considers how Indigenous forms of worship impact cultural identity, where Christian worship drawing upon Māori language and music forms has led to deeper connections to congregants’ cultural backgrounds.

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Who Speaks Up?

Journal of Personnel Psychology ◽

10.1027/1866-5888/a000289 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ming Yi ◽

Shenghui Wang ◽

Irene E. De Pater ◽

Jinlian Luo

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Big Five ◽

Service Industry ◽

Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽

Work Behavior ◽

Employee Voice ◽

Big Five Traits ◽

Main Effects ◽

The Relationship ◽

Prohibitive Voice

Abstract. Research on the relationship between personality traits and employee voice has predominantly focused on main effects of one or more traits and has shown equivocal results. In this study, we explore relationships between configurations (i.e., all logically possible combinations) of the Big Five traits and promotive and prohibitive voice using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. Survey data from 171 employees from 10 organizations in the service industry revealed that none of the traits alone could induce promotive or prohibitive voice. Yet, we found three trait configurations that relate to promotive voice and four configurations that relate to prohibitive voice. We use the theory of purposeful work behavior to explain the different trait configurations for promotive and prohibitive voice.

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Clarifying the two facets of Self-Oriented Perfectionism: influences on affect and the Big Five traits of personality in children

Anales de Psicología ◽

10.6018/analesps.35.2.332891 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 280-289

Author(s):

María Vicent ◽

Cándido J. Inglés ◽

Ricardo Sanmartín ◽

Carolina Gonzálvez ◽

María del Pilar Aparicio-Flores ◽

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Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Positive Affect ◽

Big Five ◽

Openness To Experience ◽

Effect Sizes ◽

Big Five Traits ◽

Student’S T ◽

The Relationship ◽

Student’S T Test

This study analyses the relationship between the perfectionism dimensions, i.e. Self-Oriented Perfectionism-Critical (SOP-C) and Self-Oriented Perfectionism-Striving (SOP-S), and affect and the Big Five traits of personality in a sample of 804 Spanish students aged 8 to 11 (M = 9.57; DE = 1.12). Student’s t test, Cohen’s d index and logistic regression analysis were used. The high SOP-C group scored significantly higher than their peers having low SOP-C on Negative Affect and Neuroticism, and lower on Positive Affect, Agreeableness, Consciousness and Openness to Experience. To the contrary, students with high SOP-S scored significantly higher on all adaptive dimensions (i.e. Positive Affect, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Consciousness and Openness to Experience), and lower on Negative Affect and Neuroticism. Effect sizes were small for most of statistically significant differences. These findings were also supported by regression analysis. Results are discussed in light of the debate on the adaptive or maladaptive nature of Self-Oriented Perfectionism.

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Moderating Role of Gender in the Relationship between Big Five Personality Traits and Smartphone Addiction

Psychiatric Quarterly ◽

10.1007/s11126-020-09718-5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 91 (2) ◽

pp. 577-585 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ibrahim Arpaci ◽

Tugba Kocadag Unver

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Big Five ◽

Big Five Personality Traits ◽

Smartphone Addiction ◽

Big Five Personality ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

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The Role of Parental Acceptance–Rejection in Emotional Instability During Adolescence

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16071194 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (7) ◽

pp. 1194 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Santiago Mendo-Lázaro ◽

Benito León-del-Barco ◽

María-Isabel Polo-del-Río ◽

Rocío Yuste-Tosina ◽

Víctor-María López-Ramos

Keyword(s):

Big Five ◽

Parental Influence ◽

Emotional Adjustment ◽

Parental Acceptance ◽

Emotional Instability ◽

Mothers And Fathers ◽

Maternal Rejection ◽

Middle Adolescence ◽

The Relationship

The present study focuses on analyzing the relationship between the parental acceptance–rejection perceived by adolescents and emotional instability from the early stages of adolescence. Special attention will be paid to potential differences between mothers and fathers. A total of 1181 students, aged 11–17, took part in the study. We used the factor of emotional instability in the Big Five Questionnaire (BFQ-NA) and an affect scale (EA-H) to measure parental acceptance–rejection. The analyses performed show a clear association between emotional instability with maternal/paternal criticism and rejection. Specifically, maternal criticism and rejection in early adolescence and paternal criticism and rejection in middle adolescence were associated with emotional instability, confirming the association between children’s and adolescents’ emotional adjustment and family dynamics. This study makes interesting contributions to understanding paternal and maternal rejection during the different stages of adolescence. These differences should be incorporated into the research on parental influence and its role in the development of personality among adolescents.

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