Preference or choice? Relationships among college students’ music preference, personality, stress, and music consumption

IF 1.5 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Arts in Psychotherapy Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI:10.1016/j.aip.2025.102291

Eugenia Hernandez-Ruiz, Mizuki Asano, Jihyeon Ryu, Helen Kirby, Dylan Abernathy, Maren Rosholt

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Abstract

Research has consistently shown correlations between music preference and personality traits. However, the impact of situational factors, such as stress and music consumption, on this relationship has not been investigated, to our knowledge. Given the importance of music preference as a factor to explain the use of music in everyday life and its therapeutic effect, we investigated the relationship between music preference and personality traits when stress overload and music consumption were considered. We conducted an online survey with undergraduate and graduate students, measuring their music preferences (through the STOMP-R scale), personality traits (HEXACO test), stress overload (SOS-S), and music consumption (number of hours listening to music per day). Open-ended questions explored participants’ uses of music and musical elements that most affect them. Results show similar relationships between music preference and personality traits as previous research, with no impact from situational factors. However, intentional uses of music and influence of specific music elements (i.e., rhythm) may indicate that music choices (i.e., the choice of music for a specific goal within a specific context), and not music preference in general may be a better indicator of therapeutic effect.

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Arts in Psychotherapy Multiple-

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3.20

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11.10%

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期刊介绍： The Arts in Psychotherapy is a dynamic, contemporary journal publishing evidence-based research, expert opinion, theoretical positions, and case material on a wide range of topics intersecting the fields of mental health and creative arts therapies. It is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing 5 issues annually. Papers are welcomed from researchers and practitioners in the fields of art, dance/movement, drama, music, and poetry psychotherapy, as well as expressive and creative arts therapy, neuroscience, psychiatry, education, allied health, and psychology that aim to engage high level theoretical concepts with the rigor of professional practice. The journal welcomes contributions that present new and emergent knowledge about the role of the arts in healthcare, and engage a critical discourse relevant to an international readership that can inform the development of new services and the refinement of existing policies and practices. There is no restriction on research methods and review papers are welcome. From time to time the journal publishes special issues on topics warranting a distinctive focus relevant to the stated goals and scope of the publication.