Country music, for many of its listeners, is an emotional outlet that allows for a comforting companion in times of struggle. When a fan is feeling depressed, country music is there to support and uplift its listener. A genre with such an impact on its listeners certainly has a strong influence on their emotional well-being. An unfortunate implication of this relationship comes from the negative habits displayed in a variety of country songs. These negative voices are taken in the same light as their positive counterparts, thus including negative content into the mix of emotion-altering country music. Considering the influence that the country genre has on its listeners, one can reflect on the positive and negative reactions it creates. Negative country music can contribute in an unhealthy way to its listeners' behavior in their daily lives. Country music fans are naturally drawn to his inviting melodies and flavorful style. This aspect of the genre contributes to its success and provides an opening for the music to forcefully convey its message to its listeners. Morinville indicates that studies conducted “demonstrated that positive emotions resulting from listening to music were associated with greater emotional well-being” (Morinville 2). Music in general has this effect on listeners, reinforcing an emotion and successfully hiding its opposite. Morinville then adds to the analysis that “very few studies have examined the role of music in association with a more stable and global conceptualization of happiness” (2). It is stated that music provides its listeners with happiness and positive emotions, but the most important role of happiness in a person's life cannot be attributed solely through it...... middle of the document ...... 6.2 ( 2012): 187-191. PsycARTICLES. Network. October 30, 2013.Linde, Dennis. Goodbye Conte. The Dixie Chicks. Monument, 1999. MP3.Meng-Jinn, Chen, et al. “Music, substance use and aggression.” Journal of Alcohol Studies 67.3 (2006): 373-381. Academic research completed. Network. October 30, 2013.Morinville, Amélie, Dave Miranda and Patrick Gaudreau. “Music Listening Motivation Is Associated with Global Happiness in Canadian Late Adolescents.” Psychology of aesthetics, creativity and the arts (2013): PsycARTICLES. Network. October 30, 2013. Snipes, Jeffrey B. and Edward R. Maguire. “Country Music, Suicide, and Falsehood.” Social Forces 74.1 (1995): 327-329. Business origination completed. Network. November 3, 2013. "Thoughts on Country Music." Forbes 190.3 (2012): 112. Company source completed. Network. November 3, 2013.Thompson, Chris and Josh Kear. “Before cheating”. Carrie Underwood. Artist, 2006.MP3.