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

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

 


 
 

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