... scores of depressed mood on the Profile of Mood States (POMS) were taken, as were measures of rumination and scores on the Like Sad Music Scale (LSMS). Results indicate that listening to sad music via this medium can significantly increase feelings of depression in people with a tendency to depression...

... into some of the subtleties of the enjoyment of negative emotions in music. © 2011 By the Regents of the University of California sad music individual differences dissociation absorption music empathy Enjoyment of Negative Emotion in Music 279 Individual Differences in the Enjoyment...