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Context matters: How macroeconomic forces may alter the reception of negative emotions in art
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 November 2017
Abstract
Menninghaus et al. offer a comprehensive model to explain why people pursue darker emotions in art, but we believe they underplay the considerable role of situational factors in driving these preferences. In particular, changing mood states are likely to shape artistic preferences, in large part because positive mood states act as a protective buffer against otherwise aversive experiences.
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