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Problem music and self-harming.

Adrian C North1, David J Hargreaves

  • 1School of Psychology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. a.north@le.ac.uk

Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior
|November 8, 2006
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Liking "problem music" like hard rock, hip hop/rap, and punk is linked to self-injurious thoughts and behaviors. However, this association is explained by other factors, not direct causation.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Musicology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Concerns exist regarding
  • problem music
  • and its potential impact on fan behavior.
  • Previous claims suggest a causal link between exposure to genres like hard rock, hip hop/rap, and punk, and self-injurious thoughts or behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the mediating roles of self-esteem, delinquency, and conservatism in the relationship between liking "problem music" and self-injurious thoughts/behaviors.
  • To determine if exposure to "problem music" precedes the onset of self-injurious thoughts.

Main Methods:

  • Survey methodology was employed to assess music preferences, self-esteem, delinquency, conservatism, and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors.
  • Statistical analyses were conducted to examine associations and mediation effects.

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Main Results:

  • A liking for "problem music" showed associations with four of five measures of self-injurious thoughts/behaviors.
  • These associations were significantly weakened, and in two cases rendered nonsignificant, after accounting for mediating variables.
  • Exposure to "problem music" did not appear to precede the development of self-injurious thoughts.

Conclusions:

  • While an association exists between "problem music" and self-injurious thoughts/behaviors, it is not a direct causal relationship.
  • Factors such as self-esteem, delinquency, and conservatism appear to mediate this association.
  • The study suggests that "problem music" is correlated with, but does not cause, self-injurious ideation or actions.