Prediction of Tendency towards Music Based on Components of Meaning of Life and Emotional Seeking

Abstract

Music is a universal trait of mankind and has played a prominent role in people’s lives everywhere in the world and for all the ages. In this regard, the aim of the study was to predict tendency towards music based on meaning of life and emotional seeking. Therefore, 206 students were selected by cluster sampling from Shahid Bahonar Kerman University. The instruments were: Meaning in Life Questionnaire (Steger, Frazier, Oishi, Kaler), Zuckerman's Emotional Seeking Scales (Zuckerman & Eysenck), and a researcher made Strength of Music Questionnaire. Among all the variables, search for meaning, experience seeking and disinhibition significantly predicted the strength of music preference. According to the result, those who had a high degree of experience seeking and disinhibition, showed lower tendency toward music, and those who had higher searching for meaning indicated higher tendency towards music.

Keywords

• meaning in life
• emotional seeking
• strength of music preference
• University Students