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Study Links Film Preferences to Personality Traits in Students
10/20/2025
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- A Cureus study analyzed 300 Indian college students aged 20 to 23 to link film preferences with the Big Five traits, though the sample is narrow.
- Adventure film fans tended to be more extraverted.
- Drama enthusiasts scored higher in conscientiousness and neuroticism.
- Romance film lovers showed higher neuroticism and openness.
- Horror fans were outgoing and organized, while mystery film viewers scored higher in openness but lower in conscientiousness.
