Preferences of fine arts and personality traits

Cilj ovoga istraživanja bio je ispitati povezanost preferencija likovnih djela (slika) određenih likovnih razdoblja i osobina ličnosti. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 295 ispitanika, od čega je 247 studentica i 48 studenata. Upitnik se sastojao od tri dijela. Prvi dio odnosio se na sociodemografske podatke (dob, spol, studij i godinu studija.), a drugi je za cilj imao ispitati pet temeljnih osobina ličnosti – IPIP 50 (Goldberg, 1992, 1999) kao što su ekstraverzija, ugodnost, savjesnost, emocionalna stabilnost i otvorenost iskustvima. Treći se sastojao od 33 likovne reprodukcije različitih stilova kao što su egipatska umjetnost, renesansa, barok, realizam, impresionizam, fovizam, kubizam, ekspresionizam, nadrealizam, pop-art i op-art, i odnosio se na ispitivanje preferencija likovnih djela. Rezultati su uputili na značajnu povezanost između preferencija nekih likovnih djela i osobina ličnosti, pri čemu se najvažnijom osobinom ličnosti pokazala otvorenost iskustvima. Uz kontrolu dobi i spola te smjera studija, osobine ličnosti su značajno zasebno doprinijele objašnjenju individualnih razlika u preferencijama ekspresionizma, nadrealizma, egipatske umjetnosti, kubizma i fovizma. Pri tome se otvorenost iskustvima pokazala kao najznačajniji prediktor pozitivne preferencije navedenih stilova. Savjesnost se pokazala kao negativan prediktor preferencija egipatske umjetnosti i kubizma, a emocionalna stabilnost kao negativan prediktor realizma, dok ekstraverzija i ugodnost nisu pokazale korelacije s preferencijama. Dobiveni rezultati su interpretirani u kontekstu postojećih spoznaja o odnosu ličnosti i preferencija likovne umjetnosti te su komparirani s rezultatima ranijih sličnih istraživanja. Na kraju rada, ukratko su navedeni nedostatci provedenog istraživanja kao i smjernice za buduća.The aim of this study was to examine if there is a correlation between the preferences of paintings of certain periods of art and personality traits. The study was conducted on a sample of 295 participants, out of which 247 were female students and 48 male students. The questionnaire consisted of three parts. The first part referred to sociodemographic data (age, gender, study and year of study), the second aimed to examine five basic personality traits - IPIP 50 (Goldberg, 1992, 1999) such as extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness. The third consisted of 33 visual reproductions of various styles such as Egyptian art, Renaissance, Baroque, Realism, Impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Pop-Art and Op-Art, and concerned the examination of the preferences of works of art. The results indicated a significant correlation between the preferences of some works of art and personality traits, where the most significant correlation showed openness. In addition to the control of age, gender and the study programme, personality traits significantly contributed to the explanation of individual differences in inclinations to Expressionism, Surrealism, Egyptian art, Cubism and Fauvism. At the same time, openness has proven to be the most important predictor of positive affection for these styles. Conscientiousness proved to be a negative predictor of Egyptian inclinations toward art and Cubism, and neuroticism a negative predictor of Realism, while extraversion and agreeableness showed no correlation with preferences. The obtained results were interpreted in the context of the existing knowledge about the relationship between personality and the inclination of fine arts and were compared with the results of previous similar researches. At the end of the paper, the shortcomings of the conducted research, as well as guidelines for the future are briefly stated