Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences

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Music May Reduce Loneliness and Act as Social Surrogate for a Friend: Evidence from an Experimental Listening Study (2020, background): “…a personal experience of losing a significant other (social loss) or an important competition (nonsocial loss), a higher inclination towards mood-congruent music was found among participants facing interpersonal sadness compared to those experiencing non-interpersonal distress (Lee et al., 2013).”
How listening to music and engagement with other media provide a sense of belonging: An exploratory study of social surrogacy (2018, background): “Lee, Andrade, and Palmer (2013) have proposed that music might provide comfort by validating negative emotions in a similar way to an empathic friend when it resonates with the emotions of the listener.”