Year of Graduation
2022
Document Type
Thesis
Major
Psychology
Directing Professor
Dr. Michalski
Abstract
Previous studies have analyzed the effects of the heavy metal and rap music genres, both together and separately, to study the music’s influence on aggressive behavior. A lack of studies analyzing the effect of one group against the other are available to assess which group it is that elicits higher negative emotional contagion. The current study is a follow-up to a pilot study conducted to assess whether it was heavy metal or rap music that elicited higher negative emotional contagion. Personality type using the 10-Item Big Five Inventory and the Trait Anger Scale allowed the researcher to compare several personality dimensions with their reactions to the music they were assigned to. There was no significant findings in the current research which is contradictory to the pilot study conducted in 2019.
Recommended Citation
Vinson, Sarah, "Rock, Rap, and Rage: Which genre elicits negative emotional contagion" (2022). Undergraduate Honors Theses, Hollins University. 52.
https://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/ughonors/52
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