Table 5.
Descriptive statistics for each item in Study 3.
| Group Means (SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Construct | Items | Fans of Violently Themed Music | Fans of Non-Violently Themed Music |
| Eudaimonic Motivation | |||
| I like music that challenges my way of seeing the world | 5.82 (1.04) | 5.42 (1.10) | |
| My favourite songs are the ones that make me think | 5.53 (1.35) | 4.76 (1.51) | |
| I like music that makes me more reflective | 5.64 (1.16) | 5.35 (1.21) | |
| I like music that focuses on meaningful human conditions | 5.60 (1.24) | 5.09 (1.27) | |
| I am moved by music about the search for meaning in life | 5.36 (1.39) | 4.84 (1.44) | |
| I like music that has profound messages to convey | 5.74 (1.20) | 5.32 (1.38) | |
| Hedonic Motivation | |||
| It’s important to me that I have fun when listening to music | 6.12 (1.11) | 6.35 (0.84) | |
| My favourite music is happy and positive | 4.18 (1.67) | 4.72 (1.50) | |
| I most enjoy music that entertains me | 5.85 (1.09) | 6.02 (0.96) | |
| I find that even simple music can be enjoyable as long as it is fun | 5.82 (1.08) | 5.99 (0.95) | |
| The most important purpose of music is to be entertaining | 5.04 (1.74) | 5.08 (1.43) | |
| As long as I am having a good time, I enjoy music that may be considered “basic” or “shallow” | 5.29 (1.58) | 5.71 (1.31) | |
| Affective Experiences | |||
| Positive affective responses | 23.89 (3.91) | 25.37 (4.02) | |
| Negative affective responses | 12.52 (5.54) | 10.30 (4.37) | |
| Mixed affective responses | 12.02 (4.79) | 9.97 (3.76) | |