Why people listen to sad music: Effects of music sad moods

Japanese Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-32

  Matsumoto, Junko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mood management; Musical preference; Sad music; Sadness; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036015778     PISSN: 00215015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5926/jjep1953.50.1_23     Document Type: Article

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