本研究的主要目的是驗證音樂偏好與情緒智力之間的關係。研究以中部地區某大學休閒事業管理學系一年級的學生為對象，以集體施測的方式，應用信、效度良好的問卷與量表，來測量學生在音樂偏好、性別、內外控、A型性格、生活壓力與情緒智力等特質的情形。本研究並應用階層迴歸分析的方法，發現在控制了相關的變項之後，音樂偏好仍能有效的預測情緒智力，顯示音樂偏好是一個具有效力的預測變項。本研究同時對於音樂偏好的多向度概念、在大學時期音樂偏好與情緒智力等特質與能力的發展情形，及音樂偏好對於情緒智力的差別效果等議題提出未來研究的方向與建議。在實務上則建議增加培養大學生聆聽音樂的喜好與活動，期許其透過音樂與他人互動來增進其和諧的人際關係，教師與輔導人員亦需關注有哪些音樂與歌曲對於大學生具有正向「自我激勵」與「情緒調適」的效果，並應適切的援用於教學與輔導工作之中，透過同學的分享與教師的引導，讓音樂成為學生們增進情緒管理能力的一個重要的媒介。

　　　　　The purpose of this study was to examine the correlations between music preference and emotional intelligence (EQ). Ninety-five freshmen majoring in Leisure and Recreation Management gave responses to a set of questionnaires including music preference, gender, locus of control, type-A personality, life stress, and emotional intelligence. By using hierarchical analysis, it was found that music preference is a valid predictor of emotional intelligence even after a group of variables including gender, locus of control, type-A personality and stress have been statistically controlled. The present research also identified the issue of multi-dimensionality of music preference, the developmental issue of music preference and emotional intelligence, and the differential impact of music preference on emotional intelligence of college students as the foci of future research. Practical implications for music therapy, music education and an EQ curriculum are discussed.