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The Psychology of Disliked Music

A new psychological scale measures the aversiveness of disliked music.

Posted April 29, 2024 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer

Key points

There is growing interest in the psychological and emotional benefits of listening to music. Studies show that listening to music can improve mood, reduce pain, and serve as a coping mechanism for a variety of emotional stressors.

However, much less is known about how music can sometimes cause aversive reactions in listeners. We all have music that we dislike, but what effects does listening to disliked music actually have? And do these effects vary across individuals?

The Psychology of Disliked Music

New research by Jonna Vuoskoski and Henna-Riika Peltola, published in this month's issue of Psychology of Music, released a new psychological scale of musical aversion called the Aversive Musical Experience Scale (AMES). The scale was developed by asking 102 Finnish participants to write openly about their experience of listening to aversive music.

The researchers examined the responses and used a series of factor analyses to derive 18 unique items that make up the scale. The 18 items include statements about sensations (e.g. "I experie

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