We assess the predictive and discriminant validity of the basic values in the refined Schwartz
value theory by examining how value tradeoffs predict behavior in Italy, Poland, Russia, and …

Do the political values of the general public form a coherent system? What might be the
source of coherence? We view political values as expressions, in the political domain, of …

The success of a music recommender system depends on its ability to predict how much a
particular user will like or dislike each item in its catalogue. However, such predictions are …

Flow describes a state of total absorption in an activity. This optimal experience has received
much attention in research on music-playing and performing, but not on interindividual …

This chapter critically discusses our current understanding of the psychology of musical
preferences. Musical preference has been defined as “a person's liking for one piece of …

Decades ago, research described American political culture in terms of consensus.
Contemporary research, however, reaches opposite conclusions, arguing that the “culture …

Music listening has become a highly individualized activity with smartphones and music
streaming services providing listeners with absolute freedom to listen to any kind of music in …

The main goal of the study is to analyse a rarely investigated relationship between leisure-
time activities and Schwartz's 10 basic values in adolescents. The sample included 1,349 …

This study explores the association between music preferences and moral values by
applying text analysis techniques to lyrics. Harvesting data from a Facebook-hosted …

state-of-the-art review of current research in the field. The opening introduction orients the
reader to the field, highlights recent developments, and draws together concepts and …