Appeal of love themes in popular music

被引：39

作者：

Knobloch, S

Zillmann, D

机构：

[1] Univ Michigan, Dept Commun Studies, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

[2] Univ Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA

来源：

PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS | 2003年 / 93卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.2466/PR0.93.7.653-658

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

The relationship between romantic satisfaction versus discontent and a preference for music celebrating versus lamenting love is explored. The satisfaction/discontent was ascertained in 60 college undergraduate women and men who later freely listened to music from a sampling of selections. The duration of their self-determined exposure to love-celebrating versus love-lamenting music was unobtrusively recorded by computer software. Romantically satisfied women and men showed a preference for love-celebrating music, whereas discontented women and men preferred love-lamenting music. Romantically discontent women and men preferred love-lamenting music presented by performers of their own sex. The findings indicate young adults' inclination to match emotions expressed in music about love with the emotions experienced in their own romantic situation.

引用

页码：653 / 658

页数：6

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