Learning About Your Mental Health From Your Playlist? Investigating the Correlation Between Music Preference and Mental Health of College Students
The present study explored the correlation between music preference and mental health of college students to make an empirical contribution to research in this field. The self-reported music preference scale and positive mental health scale of college students were adopted to conduct a questionnaire...
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| description | The present study explored the correlation between music preference and mental health of college students to make an empirical contribution to research in this field. The self-reported music preference scale and positive mental health scale of college students were adopted to conduct a questionnaire survey in college students. Common method variance was conducted to test any serious common method bias problem. No serious common method bias problem was observed. The results showed that college students’ preference for pop music, Western classical music, and Chinese traditional music has a significant and positive correlation with their mental health. Furthermore, college students’ preference for heavy music has a significant and inverse correlation with their mental health. This research presents a correlational study; therefore, no causality can be inferred. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-67f289903df545a4b084b3f0830cb8062022-12-22T02:02:45ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-04-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.824789824789Learning About Your Mental Health From Your Playlist? Investigating the Correlation Between Music Preference and Mental Health of College StudentsKun Wang0Kun Wang1Sunyu Gao2Jianhao Huang3Graduate University of Mongolia, Ulan Bator, MongoliaSouthern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, ChinaDhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, ThailandDhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, ThailandThe present study explored the correlation between music preference and mental health of college students to make an empirical contribution to research in this field. The self-reported music preference scale and positive mental health scale of college students were adopted to conduct a questionnaire survey in college students. Common method variance was conducted to test any serious common method bias problem. No serious common method bias problem was observed. The results showed that college students’ preference for pop music, Western classical music, and Chinese traditional music has a significant and positive correlation with their mental health. Furthermore, college students’ preference for heavy music has a significant and inverse correlation with their mental health. This research presents a correlational study; therefore, no causality can be inferred.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.824789/fullmusic preferencecollege studentscorrelational studycommon method variancemental health |
| spellingShingle | Kun Wang Kun Wang Sunyu Gao Jianhao Huang Learning About Your Mental Health From Your Playlist? Investigating the Correlation Between Music Preference and Mental Health of College Students Frontiers in Psychology music preference college students correlational study common method variance mental health |
| title | Learning About Your Mental Health From Your Playlist? Investigating the Correlation Between Music Preference and Mental Health of College Students |
| title_full | Learning About Your Mental Health From Your Playlist? Investigating the Correlation Between Music Preference and Mental Health of College Students |
| title_fullStr | Learning About Your Mental Health From Your Playlist? Investigating the Correlation Between Music Preference and Mental Health of College Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Learning About Your Mental Health From Your Playlist? Investigating the Correlation Between Music Preference and Mental Health of College Students |
| title_short | Learning About Your Mental Health From Your Playlist? Investigating the Correlation Between Music Preference and Mental Health of College Students |
| title_sort | learning about your mental health from your playlist investigating the correlation between music preference and mental health of college students |
| topic | music preference college students correlational study common method variance mental health |
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