@article{ref1,
title="Lyrical content of contemporary popular music (1999-2018) and the role of healthcare  providers in media education of children and adolescents",
journal="Curēus",
year="2020",
author="Kury, Elise and Kury, Erin and Quinn, Nolan and Olympia, Robert P.",
volume="12",
number="10",
pages="e11214-e11214",
abstract="Music can affect the behavior and emotion of children and adolescents. We conducted  a content and trend analysis of Billboard's top 10 songs, 1999-2018, with particular  attention to adult and positive themes. There was a total of 3633 total references,  3298 (90.8%) adult themes, and 335 (9.2%) positive themes. The most common adult  themes were &quot;sexually suggestive lyrics&quot; (32.2%), &quot;sexually suggestive dancing&quot;  (15.6%), &quot;use of swear words&quot; (13.7%), &quot;alcohol use&quot; (4.7%), and &quot;use of guns/deadly  weapons&quot; (4.7%). The most common positive theme was &quot;empowerment&quot; (62.3%). There  were greater references per minute for adult themes (4.8 vs. 3.7 references per  minute) and positive themes (0.6 vs. 0.3 references per minute) in the 2009-2018  study period as compared with the 1999-2008 study period. We encourage pediatric  healthcare providers to be active participants in the promotion of media education,  and we encourage parents to be mindful of the level of media exposure.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2168-8184",
doi="10.7759/cureus.11214",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11214"
}