Personality predicts words in favorite songs |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Environmental Studies and Geography, Bishop''s University, 2600 College, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 1Z7, Canada;2. Geological Survey of Canada Atlantic, Natural Resources Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Box 1006, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2, Canada;3. Dept. of Geography, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada;4. Dept. of Geography, McGill University, 845 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montréal, QC H3A 0G, Canada;1. Department of Psychology and Sport Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom;2. Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | Psychologists have long theorized that people actively create, select, or modify experiences and situations to fulfill their individual psychological needs. However, little is known about how people may use forms of art and entertainment such as music to enhance their experiences and shape their environments for need satisfaction. In this research, we measured participants’ personality and the linguistic styles of their favorite songs, and observed significant associations between personality traits and linguistic cues in lyrics. These associations were stronger for participants who generally liked a song because of its lyrics rather than melody. Our study is the first to show how one’s personality is related to linguistic cues in someone else’s writings. It points to the possibility that people may like certain songs because the linguistic cues in the lyrics are congruent with their personality and hence can satisfy personal needs. This expands research on person-situation interaction and literature on personality and language use, and has important practical implications. |
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| Keywords: | Personality Situations Music Lyrics Linguistic cues LIWC |
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