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. 2022 Oct 21;19(20):13650.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph192013650.

Emotional Temperament and Character Dimensions and State Anger as Predictors of Preference for Rap Music in Italian Population

Carmenrita Infortuna  1 , Fortunato Battaglia  2 , David Freedberg  3 , Carmela Mento  1   4 , Fiammetta Iannuzzo  1 , Rosa De Stefano  1 , Clara Lombardo  1 , Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello  1   4 , Antonio Bruno  1   4
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Emotional Temperament and Character Dimensions and State Anger as Predictors of Preference for Rap Music in Italian Population

Carmenrita Infortuna et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

The objective of the current work was to examine the relationships between affective temperaments dimensions, trait anger, and the preference for rap music in a sample of Italian adults. An online survey was administered to 662 subjects. We assessed preference for rap music using a Likert scale. Ina addition, we investigated the sample' affective temperament traits using the Memphis, Pisa, Paris, and San Diego (TEMPS-A) short scale and the trait anger by using the Trait Anger component of the State Trait Anger Expression Inventory 2 (STAXI-2). Multiple linear regression indicated that cyclothymic temperament score, hyperthymic temperament score, and trait anger scores were positive predictors while older age, and depressive temperament and higher education score were negative predictors of preference for rap music. The results expand previous literature on personality and music preference indicating the association of high energy/high activity temperaments and trait anger to preference for rap music.

Keywords: cross-sectional; emotional temperaments; music preference; psychological determinants; trait anger.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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