Citation

Ballard ME, Coates S. Youth Soc. 1995; 27(2): 148-168.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, SAGE Publishing)

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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. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Youth and Society, 1995. Copyright © 1995 by SAGE Publications)

College Student Research
Adult Male
Music Violence
Music Effects
Media Violence Effects
Suicidal Ideation
Program-Film Content
Content Analysis
Adult Depression
Adult Anger
Male Depression
Male Anger
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