The immediate effects of homicidal, suicidal, and nonviolent heavy metal and rap songs on the moods of college students

Author(s): Coates, S.

Journal/Book: Youth Soc. 1995; 27: 2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Sage Publ Inc. 148-168.

Abstract: The authors examined the impact of homicidal, suicidal, and nonviolent heavy metal and rap songs on the moods of male undergraduates under the guise of administering a memory for lyrics test. Subjects heard one of six songs and completed a memory task. Subjects completed several mood inventories as part of a ''second study. '' There were no effects of song content or music type on suicidal ideation, anxiety or self-esteem The nonviolent rap song elicited higher Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scores than the violent rap songs. And, rap songs elicited significantly more angry responses than heavy metal songs.

Note: Article ME Ballard, Appalachian State Univ, Boone, NC 28608 USA

Keyword(s): ROCK-MUSIC; DESTRUCTIVE THEMES; ADOLESCENTS; LYRICS; BEHAVIOR; MESSAGES; COUNTRY; DEVIL; ROLL

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