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Higher testosterone levels in males linked to preference for “unsophisticated" music
Testosterone levels could affect your musical choice, new research finds, and those with more testosterone in their bodies may be more into rock music.
The study, published online in Personality and Individual Differences, found a correlation between personality type and musical choice, and hypothesized that hormone levels could be the ultimate cause of this connection.
The study failed to find a link between testosterone levels and musical taste in female volunteers, but for males a clear link soon emerged.
Higher testosterone levels in males was linked with a preference for a type of music that the researchers labeled as “unsophisticated.”
Individuals with lower testosterone levels were more inclined to enjoy what the researchers labeled as “sophisticated music,” a genre that included both classical and jazz.
Lead study author Hirokazu Doi, of Nagasaki University, explained that if testosterone does influence musical choice, this could mean other hormone levels could influence other aspects of our personality, such as our interest in art and music, New Scientist reported.
http://www.newsweek.com/psychology-testosterone-rock-music-jazz-785506
Testosterone levels could affect your musical choice, new research finds, and those with more testosterone in their bodies may be more into rock music.
The study, published online in Personality and Individual Differences, found a correlation between personality type and musical choice, and hypothesized that hormone levels could be the ultimate cause of this connection.
The study failed to find a link between testosterone levels and musical taste in female volunteers, but for males a clear link soon emerged.
Higher testosterone levels in males was linked with a preference for a type of music that the researchers labeled as “unsophisticated.”
Individuals with lower testosterone levels were more inclined to enjoy what the researchers labeled as “sophisticated music,” a genre that included both classical and jazz.
Lead study author Hirokazu Doi, of Nagasaki University, explained that if testosterone does influence musical choice, this could mean other hormone levels could influence other aspects of our personality, such as our interest in art and music, New Scientist reported.
http://www.newsweek.com/psychology-testosterone-rock-music-jazz-785506