Social identity, collective self-esteem, and musical preferences in electronic dance music culture: The role of emotions

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Psychology of Music Pub Date : 2025-09-15 DOI:10.1177/03057356251361754

Xavier Mínguez-Alcaide, Magdalena Bobowik

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Abstract

Research on the relationship between identification factors and musical preference show contradictory results. Some studies do not find relationship between these, while others show that social identification predicts stronger music preference. The present study further delves into that controversy in the understudied context of Electronic Dance Music (EDM). Furthermore, we examine the role of two categories of emotions, namely, vitality (representing energy, joy, and power) and sublimity (representing feelings of transcendence, tranquility, or nostalgia) in the relationship between identification factors and EDM preference. To test these ideas, we conducted two studies, including a correlational survey study with a sample of 222 EDM fans in the Basque Country and a qualitative study using a focus group methodology with 25 members of the same community. Results show that stronger musical identification is associated with preference for EDM only indirectly via vitality emotions and to a lesser degree, sublimity emotions. In contrast, the more negative (and not positive) musical collective self-esteem, the stronger was the preference for EDM, and again this link was explained via mostly vitality emotions. The qualitative study corroborated the existence and acceptance of negative collective self-esteem among EDM fans, an aspect related to the strong stigma generated by the Basque society.

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电子舞曲文化中的社会认同、集体自尊与音乐偏好：情绪的作用

认同因素与音乐偏好之间的关系研究显示出矛盾的结果。一些研究没有发现两者之间的关系，而另一些研究则表明，社会认同预示着更强的音乐偏好。本研究在电子舞曲（EDM）研究不足的背景下进一步探讨了这一争议。此外，我们研究了两类情绪，即活力（代表能量、快乐和力量）和崇高（代表超越、宁静或怀旧的感觉）在识别因素与EDM偏好之间的关系中的作用。为了验证这些想法，我们进行了两项研究，包括对巴斯克地区222名EDM粉丝的相关调查研究，以及对同一社区的25名成员使用焦点小组方法进行的定性研究。结果表明，较强的音乐认同仅通过活力情感间接与EDM偏好相关，而崇高情感在较小程度上与EDM偏好相关。相反，越是消极（而非积极）的音乐集体自尊，对EDM的偏好就越强，这种联系又一次被主要通过活力情绪来解释。定性研究证实了EDM粉丝中消极集体自尊的存在和接受程度，这与巴斯克社会产生的强烈耻辱感有关。

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Psychology of Music Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Psychology of Music and SEMPRE provide an international forum for researchers working in the fields of psychology of music and music education, to encourage the exchange of ideas and to disseminate research findings. Psychology of Music publishes peer-reviewed papers directed at increasing the scientific understanding of any psychological aspect of music. These include studies on listening, performing, creating, memorising, analysing, describing, learning, and teaching, as well as applied social, developmental, attitudinal and therapeutic studies. Special emphasis is placed on studies carried out in naturalistic settings, especially those which address the interface between music psychology and music education.