Schroder

Impassioned responses to music include the cerebrum's limbic projection, which consolidates structures, for example, the amygdala, hypothalamus, thalamus and cingulate gyrus that procedure enthusiastic responses sub-cortically. Which suggest that music can unconsciously affect the listener
Schroder explains the engagement between negative emotion and positive reaction in the Semantic pointer theory of emotions, which shows a clear correlation between sad music and satisfaction level.

Similar physiological feelings may occur when sad music is being playing; this could be due to negative/positive experiences, which is processed by the cognitive assessment of the song. Theorist shows that after the realization of the songs detachment has no
This allows a sense of encouragement, hope for better days, appreciation and allows the listener to be grateful. This process is due to the ideology of social comparison, which allows the listener to appreciate the fact they aren’t experiencing the same amount of pain that is being expressed in the song. A psychological explanation of link between enjoyment and sad music can be due to how social factors such as popularity of the song and social reaction. This factors can influence how the individual consumer and reacts to the song. We live a life of culture where social trends manipulate our social reactions. Social trends and social circumstances can allow a song to be popular due to factors like political, economical and social circumstances, allows the listener to engage whole heartedly with the
Studies show that sad music can potentially have an effect on the listener mental health (long-term). People who listen to sad/dark music increase their chance of anxiety and neuroticism, in comparison to those who listen bright/up tempo songs. According to a Neuroscience Journal, Signs of anxiety and depression (general state of mental health) occur when participants were brain tested while listening to various types of music (Sad