ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Couples in Tune: Similar Music Preferences Add to Relationship Satisfaction
- Marie Ihrig
University of Innsbruck - Marcel Zentner
University of Innsbruck
Abstract
Musical taste has been shown to mirror people's identity and a similar partner tends to increase relationship satisfaction. In line with these findings, we found congruence in musical tastes of 99 couples to be significantly associated with relationship satisfaction, even after controlling for similarity in personality traits and value orientations.
Music and Arts