The Relationship Between Personality Type and Music Preference

Abstract

This study is about "The Relationship Between Personality Type and Music Preference. Three variables were used; mainly personality type as the independent variable, music preference as the dependent variable, and peer influence being the extraneous variable. Personality type is classified into introvert and extrovert, while music preference is classified into soft and loud. The null hypothesis states that there is no significant difference between introverts and extroverts in terms of music preference. The alternative hypothesis, on the other hand, states that there is a significant difference between introverts and extroverts m terms of music preference. The research design used is descriptive. The study population is composed of all fourth year Behavioral Studies majors with student numbers beginning in ninety four (94), enrolled during the second semester 1997-1998. Using chi square, results showed that forty five percent (45%) are introverts and fifty five percent (55%) are extroverts. Among the introverts, sixty seven percent (67%) preferred soft music and thirty three percent (33%) preferred loud music. Among the extroverts, seventy three percent (73%) preferred loud music and twenty seven percent (27%) preferred soft music. Among the introverts, twenty eight percent (28%) are susceptible to peer influence and seventy two percent (72%) are not. Among the extroverts, forty five percent (45%) are susceptible to peer influence and fifty five percent (55%) are not. With the chi square obtained value of 6.22 greater than the chi square critical value of 3.841 (at level of significance equal to 0.05), the following conclusions are made: 1. extroverts outnumber introverts in the study population; 2. there is a significant difference between introverts and extroverts in terms of music preference; and 3. introverts and extroverts are both independent of peer influence.