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New research listening to sad music can help the heartbreak of an relationship. The study common wisdom that upbeat music is best when the blues after emotional turmoil. It might account for why people began the blues – music to painful or miserable times. The research is from the University of California at Berkeley. It people find comfort in listening to tunes that their negative mood. It also says weepy movies and books, or gloomy artwork provide comfort and broken hearts. Study co-author Stephen Palmer said: "Emotional experiences of aesthetic products are important to our happiness and well-being."

The research is to be in the August edition of the "Journal of Consumer Research" and is : “Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences.” The authors say: "Consumers serious emotional distress when intimate relationships are , and look for a surrogate to the lost personal bond….[In] negative moods, [they] might aesthetic experiences consistent with their mood (sad music; tear-jerking dramas) even when more pleasant alternatives are also available." They report on another study that found we "angry music" when we are - by interrupted, by someone being late, or after an Internet connection.

 


 
 

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