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| Published: September 21, 2023

Do We Watch What Matches our Personality? Movie Preferences and Personality

Mishma Jef Treasa

Kristu Jayanti Autonomous College, Bangalore, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.356.20231103

DOI: 10.25215/1103.356

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Movies are an important part of our life a primary source of entertainment and knowledge. Everyone enjoys a good movie on a weekend. Get a holiday and people plan of watching movies or catching up with the latest releases. Making friends is sometimes also influenced by movie preferences. But are these movie preferences influenced by our personality? Very little research has been done on this topic. The purpose of the present study was to find out whether there is a relationship between movie preferences and the personality of an individual. The study also assesses the gender differences in movie preferences. A sample of 80 participants was taken aged between 18-25 years old. To assess the personality Ten Item Personality Inventory was used. And to check movie preferences a simple questionnaire was used. The results of the study showed that there is a significant correlation between movie preferences and personality. And there are significant gender differences.

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

18.01.356.20231103

10.25215/1103.356

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Published in   Volume 11, Issue 3, July-September, 2023