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Individual Differences in the Attraction to Sad Music

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In this chapter Garrido reviews several of the personality traits that have been demonstrated to be associated with a liking for sad music in recent research. Traits such as absorption, empathy, openness to experience and introversion are discussed in the light of key theories such as Schubert’s Dissociation Theory of Emotion in Aesthetic Contexts (DTEAC). Garrido also presents evidence suggesting that people with tendencies to rumination and depression may be attracted to sad music despite the fact that listening to it does not always have positive effects on their mood.

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Garrido, S. (2017). Individual Differences in the Attraction to Sad Music. In: Why Are We Attracted to Sad Music?. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39666-8_7

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