Individual traits that influence the frequency and emotional characteristics of involuntary musical imagery: An experience sampling study.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we investigated individual traits that influence the frequency of involuntary musical imagery (INMI) and the emotional valence of these occurrences using the experience sampling method (ESM) that measures INMI in daily life at the moment they occur. As individual traits, the effects of non-clinical obsessive-compulsive (OC) tendencies, personality traits, and musical expertise were examined. Among them, we were particularly interested in the effect of OC tendencies that are assumed to be related to INMI but are yet to be fully examined using ESM. A total of 101 university students completed questionnaires that assessed OC tendencies, the Big Five personality traits, and musical expertise. During the seven-day sampling period, participants received smartphone notifications si

SUBMITTER: Negishi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7272041 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature