Van Centenary University Students Preferring Their Preferred Music Types In Mood Changes

Uluslararası Müzik, Dans ve Sağlık Kongresi, Van, Türkiye, 10 - 14 Ekim 2018, ss.39

Music is known to have a positive effect in many areas. Scientific research shows that music has a

psychological effect on human beings and that regardless of the level of influence, music preferences and

personality characteristics of individuals are closely linked. In fact, it is estimated that individuals have a

personality based on their preferred music types (1,2). Based on this information, it is aimed to reveal the music

listening profile of 300 students in Van Yüzüncü Yıl University by describing their preferred music types

according to mood changes and to determine the reasons for choosing the music types they are listening to.

The correlation between categorical variables was determined by Chi square test using the SPSS program.

189 female students and 11 male students were evaluated among 11 categories of music. (Types of music 1.

Turkish Art Music, 2. Turkish Pop Music, 3. Turkish Folk Music, 4. Western Classical Music, The 5. Foreign Pop

Music, 6th. Jazz, Blues, 7. Rock Music, 8. Hip Hop Music, 9th.Slow Music, 10. Arabesque Fantasy, 11. Sufism

Music.) In the data obtained, there was no significant difference between the popularity of the preferred music

type, family predisposition and changes in the friends environment (P>5). the preferred music type was found

to be statistically significant in the mood changes