Beneath the surface: The influence of music and the dark triad traits on stress and performance Flashcards
What is the main focus of the study by Teresa Gomes Arrulo, Michail Doumas, & Kostas A. Papageorgiou (2023) in Current Psychology?
Examining the effects of music listening and personality traits from the Dark Triad (psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism) on stress reduction and cognitive performance.
What experimental groups were participants allocated to in the study?
Participants were randomly assigned to three groups: hip-hop/rap music, classical music, and a control group (silence).
What were the findings regarding music’s impact on stress reduction?
Both classical and hip-hop/rap music facilitated stress reduction equally after a 20-minute exposure post-stress induction.
How did narcissism influence stress and performance in the context of classical music preference?
Narcissism predicted lower stress levels when classical music preference was high and enhanced performance but also greater stress when paired with infrequent stress-management through music.
What does the study suggest about the association between hip-hop/rap music and stress?
Despite common negative perceptions, hip-hop/rap music effectively reduced stress similar to classical music, challenging the genre’s negative stereotypes.
How does personality, specifically the Dark Triad traits, interact with stress and performance according to the study?
The study found complex interactions, where narcissism, when paired with high classical music preference, could reduce stress or, in contexts of infrequent music use for stress management, enhance performance but increase stress.
What role do music preferences and uses play in stress reduction and cognitive performance?
Music preferences and habitual uses did not moderate the relationship between music and stress directly but did influence how personality traits, especially narcissism, affected stress and performance outcomes.
What were the limitations of the study noted by the authors?
Limitations include the absence of physiological measures of stress, potential aversiveness of focusing on silence, and the use of the SD3 scale for measuring Dark Triad traits which might not fully capture the traits’ dimensions.
