Music Preference and Life Satisfaction Study
Psych Study: Correlation of Music Preference and Life Satisfaction
Introduction
A study was conducted to find out whether or not there is a relationship between life satisfaction and preferences for different music types. The null hypothesis states that there will be no relationship between music preference and life satisfaction, while the research hypothesis predicts some relationship whether it be positive, negative, weak, or strong. Using the Pearson r correlation coefficient, we are able to determine if there is a correlation between these two variables and if so, the correlation’s strength. The letter r expresses the degree of the relationship. A positive degree indicates higher scores on one variable being associated with higher scores on the other variable, while a negative degree indicates lower scores with one variable being associated with lower scores on the other variable. A degree of would 0 indicate no relationship between the two variables; thus resulting in a failure to reject the null. The values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, with -1 representing a perfect negative correlation and +1 representing a perfect positive correlation. I predict there will be a relationship between music preference and life satisfaction. I expect the strongest positive correlation with Upbeat and Conventional music and the weakest but yet still positive correlation with Intense and Rebellious music. I believe music increases one’s life satisfaction no matter what type of music it is, but those who listen to more mainstream pop type of music probably feel more satisfaction with their life than those who prefer rebellious or more emotional types of music.
Method This study was conducted among 105 participants, consisting of 81 females and 24 males. Participants’ age ranged from a minimum of 18 to a maximum of 22 years old; resulting in a range of 4 and the mean age for the given data set as 19.21 years. The sample completed a
Introduction
A study was conducted to find out whether or not there is a relationship between life satisfaction and preferences for different music types. The null hypothesis states that there will be no relationship between music preference and life satisfaction, while the research hypothesis predicts some relationship whether it be positive, negative, weak, or strong. Using the Pearson r correlation coefficient, we are able to determine if there is a correlation between these two variables and if so, the correlation’s strength. The letter r expresses the degree of the relationship. A positive degree indicates higher scores on one variable being associated with higher scores on the other variable, while a negative degree indicates lower scores with one variable being associated with lower scores on the other variable. A degree of would 0 indicate no relationship between the two variables; thus resulting in a failure to reject the null. The values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, with -1 representing a perfect negative correlation and +1 representing a perfect positive correlation. I predict there will be a relationship between music preference and life satisfaction. I expect the strongest positive correlation with Upbeat and Conventional music and the weakest but yet still positive correlation with Intense and Rebellious music. I believe music increases one’s life satisfaction no matter what type of music it is, but those who listen to more mainstream pop type of music probably feel more satisfaction with their life than those who prefer rebellious or more emotional types of music.
Method This study was conducted among 105 participants, consisting of 81 females and 24 males. Participants’ age ranged from a minimum of 18 to a maximum of 22 years old; resulting in a range of 4 and the mean age for the given data set as 19.21 years. The sample completed a