Musical tastes vs. political preferences of young Poles –
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Preferencje polityczne a gust muzyczny młodych Polaków – raport z badań
Musical tastes vs. political preferences of young Poles – research report

Author(s): Wojciech TREMPAŁA, Anna Antonina Nogaj
Subject(s): Political behavior, Comparative politics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Kazimierza Wielkiego
Keywords: music preferences; political orientations; authoritarian personality; cultural politics; political attitudes

Summary/Abstract: In this article, the authors present a report of a quantitative empiricalstudy devoted to the relationship between musical tastes and political preferences.The data collection process took place in 2019 on a sample of 831 students agedfrom 18 to 30. The respondents included in the measurements came from almost 50academic centres across Poland. The research found a positive correlation between(1) preferred music genres and the level of acceptance of beliefs characteristic foran authoritarian personality; (2) preferred music genres and the manifested politicalorientation measured on the liberal-social vs. conservative-libertarian beliefscale; (3) the level of acceptance of beliefs characteristic of an authoritarian personalityand political preferences measured on the liberal-social vs. conservative-libertarianbelief scale. Finally, it determined the probability at which the authoritarianpersonality and political preferences can be predicted based on the musical taste.The article also discusses the detailed extent of the determined relationships.

  • Issue Year: 20/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 50-76
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Polish