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Sources

The Structure of Musical Preferences: A Five-Factor Model

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3138530/

This study by Rentfrow, Goldberg, and Levitin which observes differences in personal music preference and its earlier studies on personality traits. Some modern findings resulted in the theory that people seek out music which reinforces their own internal beliefs.

Big Five personality traits

This wiki page gives overview of the Big Five personality traits that in this context aid in determining music preference. The page goes into depth with different culture, sexual, and political aspects which support environmental ideas of music. It also highlights applicational deficients with this psychological theory proving it is only one possible explanation for musical preference.

Musical Preferences and the Brain

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-power-music/201712/musical-preferences-and-the-brain

This article in PsychologyToday by Dr. David Greenberg explains the three brain types empathisers (Type E), systemizers (Type S), and balanced (Type B) and their application to music. His research team conducted online studies to determine which broad type participants fell under as well as which music type they preferred.