A Do Re Mi Encore: A Closer Look at the Personality Correlates of Music Preferences

Journal of Individual Differences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-55

  Zweigenhaft, Richard L ^a  

^a GUILFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

music and personality; music genres; music preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 47049120696     PISSN: 16140001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001.29.1.45     Document Type: Article

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