The aim of this research was to explore gender differences in musical taste and the mediating role of functions of music between gender and musical taste. The research included 740 Croatian and Slovenian students. The results confirmed the existence of gender differences in both musical taste and functions of music. Females preferred the Reflective-Complex musical style, while males showed greater preferences towards Intense-Rebellious style of music. There was no significant gender difference in preferring Traditional and Contemporary Ethno or Energetic and Rhythmic musical style. With regard to the functions of music, there were no significant differences between males and females in identity/culture and background and focus/concentration functions of music. Males assessed political attitudes as a more important function of music than females, while females assessed all other functions of music higher than males did. A complete mediation effect of functions of music was established for gender and Reflective-Complex and Slo-Yugo Pop musical style.

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音乐品味中的性别差异：音乐功能的中介作用

这项研究的目的是探讨音乐品味中的性别差异以及音乐功能在性别和音乐品味之间的中介作用。该研究包括740名克罗地亚和斯洛文尼亚学生。结果证实在音乐品味和音乐功能上都存在性别差异。女性偏爱反光复杂的音乐风格，而男性则偏爱强烈反叛的音乐风格。在偏爱传统和当代民族音乐或活力与节奏音乐风格方面，性别没有显着差异。关于音乐的功能，男女在音乐的身份/文化，背景和焦点/集中功能方面没有显着差异。男性认为政治态度比女性更重要的音乐功能，而女性对音乐的所有其他功能的评价高于男性。建立了音乐功能的完全中介效果，以反映性别，反射复杂和Slo-Yugo Pop音乐风格。