The Soundtrack of a Crisis
More Positive Music Preferences During Economic and Social Adversity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21704247 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marco Palomeque (0000-0002-1084-8027, Universidad de Alcalá, corresponding author), Juan de-Lucio (Universidad de Alcalá) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Happiness Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1389-4978 • E-ISSN: 1573-7780 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10902-024-00757-4 |
| OpenAlex | W4394927325 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 55 |
This paper studies the positiveness in most consumed songs during a period of sadness, worry and uncertainty: the COVID-19 crisis in comparison with previous years. In order to perform the analysis, we create an original positive music indicator using a dataset of weekly patterns for music consumption in 31 OECD countries over a five year period. Results show that negative shocks from events such as economic business cycles and the COVID-19 pandemic increase the consumption of positive songs, suggesting that society compensates the negative impact on well-being with positive music. We conclude that society adapts sentiment-based music consumption preferences according to the socioeconomic situation
Developmental psychology · Positive psychology · Quality of Life Research · Housing Market and Economics · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |