Material Information
- Title:
- You Are What You Listen To A Study of Social Judgment Strength Based on Musical Identities and Preferences
- Physical Description:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Creator:
- Creighton, Jennifer
- Publisher:
- New College of Florida
- Place of Publication:
- Sarasota, Fla.
- Creation Date:
- 2009
- Publication Date:
- 2009
Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree:
- Bachelor's ( B.A.)
- Degree Grantor:
- New College of Florida
- Degree Divisions:
- Social Sciences
- Area of Concentration:
- Psychology
Subjects
- Subjects / Keywords:
- Music
Judgments
Identity
- Genre:
- Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, terriorial, dependent) ( marcgt )
Notes
- Abstract:
- The current study examined self-identity from within the context of musical preferences. It investigated whether the strength with which music preferences impact overall identity predicted the strength of judgments made of other music fans. One-hundred-sixty-nine participants, 65 males and 104 females, completed online surveys and listened to clips of "favorite songs" of five hypothetical music "fans." Social assessments of each "fan" were elicited. Each participant also completed a self-questionnaire and responded to similar social assessment questions, as well as items designed to assess musical identity and musician status. Results showed that musical identity strength was positively correlated with making "extreme" judgments of the hypothetical music fans. Being a musician or singer affected musical identity strength. The question of whether participants showed evidence of self-to-prototype matching was explored, as was the incidence of in-group/out-group bias. Neither showed strong effects. Implications for future research are discussed.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2009
- Electronic Access:
- RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Source of Description:
- This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law.
- Local:
- Faculty Sponsor: Callahan, Charlene
- Statement of Responsibility:
- by Jennifer Creighton
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- New College of Florida
- Holding Location:
- New College of Florida
- Rights Management:
- Applicable rights reserved.
- Classification:
- local - S.T. 2009 C9
- System ID:
- NCFE004068:00001
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