THE STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS ON THE MUSICAL PREFERENCES OF ADOLESCENTS
This article presents the results of a study of the link between the socio-demographic characteristics of adolescents (gender, age, marital status, relationships with relatives and peers, etc.) and their musical preferences. The musical genres were grouped according to the four-factor model of Rentfrome and Gosling, so, they were divided into groups: «Reflexive and complex», «Intense and rebellious», «Cheerful and traditional» and «Energetic and rhythmic». As a quantitative characteristic of the influence of the studied factors on preferences, the correlation coefficient, calculated by the Pearson method, and the assessment of its statistical significance using the table of critical values were chosen. The correlation coefficient was calculated for each attribute separately and is presented in the article in the percentage format. The data of the survey of children studying in grades 5-11 are given. The survey was conducted in the period November-December 2020 in three different general education schools of the Chelyabinsk region. The survey was conducted on the Google Forms platform. 113 respondents took part in the survey. The analysis of the obtained results showed that there is no correlation between individual socio-demographic characteristics and musical preferences of adolescents. Thereby, we can conclude that the formation of musical preferences is a complex process and depends on the totality of the studied characteristics.