Message in a ballad: The role of music preferences in interpersonal perception

Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 236-242

  Rentfrow, Peter J ^a   Gosling, Samuel D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MUSIC; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MUSIC; PERSONALITY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 33644781573     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01691.x     Document Type: Article

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