Who enjoys listening to sad music and why?
Vuoskoski, J., Thompson, W. F., McIlwain, D., & Eerola, T. (2012). Who enjoys listening to sad music and why?. Music Perception, 29(3), 311-317. https://doi.org/10.1525/mp.2012.29.3.311
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although people generally avoid negative emotional
experiences in general, they often enjoy sadness
portrayed in music and other arts. The present study
investigated what kinds of subjective emotional experiences
are induced in listeners by sad music, and
whether the tendency to enjoy sad music is associated
with particular personality traits. One hundred
forty-eight participants listened to 16 music excerpts
and rated their emotional responses. As expected,
sadness was the most salient emotion experienced in
response to sad excerpts. However, other more positive
and complex emotions such as nostalgia, peacefulness,
and wonder were also evident. Furthermore, two
personality traits – Openness to Experience and Empathy
– were associated with liking for sad music and with the
intensity of emotional responses induced by sad music,
suggesting that aesthetic appreciation and empathetic
engagement play a role in the enjoyment of sad music.
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