Exploring the relation between personality and the appreciation of rock music

Psychological Reports

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 259-269

  Robinson, Thomas O ^a   Weaver, James B ^b   Zillmann, Dolf ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; STUDENTS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0030075061     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1996.78.1.259     Document Type: Article

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