Canadian scientists have found that the lyrics of your favorite song can reveal a lot about a person. First, what type of attachment is his characteristic. In addition, researchers found that for nearly half a century, the lyrics of Western songs have begun to show so-called avoidance attachment, praising individual independence. Scholars also provide a list of songs with one or another relationship with their partner, so if you know English, you can check it out yourself.
Your favorite song will tell the relationship with the second half
There are several types of attachments. The first one is worrying. This type of person is characterized by fear that they will be rejected, so their expectations for a relationship are more confident than fun adventures. Those with the avoidance attachment style end the relationship by choosing independent . They are afraid of the destructive emotions that inevitably appear in any relationship.
There are also some people's styles that combine the first two styles: such people either avoid relationships or stick to relationships. Finally, there are also some who are optimistic about relationships, willing to communicate and trust partners. They have a safe attachment style.
Scientists at the University of Toronto (Canada) decided to find out how these behaviors are associated with your favorite music. First, they surveyed 469 people who talked about their favorite songs. The author of the work later published in the journal Relationships, encoding 4853 songs for each attachment style. Next, they looked at 823 most popular songs written between 1946 and 2015. It turns out that over time, these texts increasingly feature avoidant attachment and reflect social distancing tendencies.
Results, the researchers concluded that people with the latest attachment style will listen to the same songs—those that reflect separation and independence motivation. But for participants with an anxiety-style, this correlation was contrary to what scientists expected and turned out to be the weakest, although it could be traced.
The authors of this study also compiled some song lists for specific attachment styles. The characteristics of avoidance behavior patterns are: Beyoncé - irreplaceable; Chris Brown N'Sync - Goodbye bye Michael Jackson - Billy Jen Rihanna - bow. For anxiety: Adele - Someone Like You; Police - Every Breath of Your No doubt - Don't Talk U2 - One; Adele - Hello. Members of the hybrid attachment style like the following songs: Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats; Gotye - someone I once knew; Taylor Swift Rihanna ft. Drake Eminem ft. Rihanna - Love the way you lie.
Those with a safe attachment style will listen: Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe; Whitney Houston Beatles John Legend - My All Brian Adams - (Everything I did) I do it for you Justin Bieber
