Posted on 02/09/22
| News Source: i24
Dr. Greenberg says 'Music helps people to understand one another and find common ground'
A study from Israel’s Bar Ilan University revealed that certain personality traits are linked to preferences in musical style - and that these trends can be observed regardless of nationality.
The experiment was conducted by Dr. David Greenberg, an honorary research associate at the University of Cambridge and a postdoctoral scholar at Bar Ilan University.
By using self-reported assessments and participants’ responses to Western music clips, the researchers analyzed the preferences and traits of respondents from over 50 countries.
The team used the MUSIC model, a widely accepted framework for conceptualizing musical preferences, to identify five key musical styles: Mellow, Unpretentious, Sophisticated, Intense, and Contemporary, according to a press release on the study.
Researchers also used the Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI), which assesses personality dimensions, and found a correlation between certain traits and the types of music that connect to these attributes.
For example, participants who scored highly in extraversion - characterized by sociability and excitement-seeking - were more likely to listen to upbeat and danceable contemporary music.