TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Heavy Metal Music and Adolescent Suicidal Risk
JO  - Journal of youth and adolescence
A1  - Lacourse, Eric
A1  - Claes, Michel
A1  - Villeneuve, Martine
SP  - 321
EP  - 332
VL  - 30
IS  - 3
N2  - This study probes the differentiating characteristics (family relationships, social?psychological attitudes, drug use, and suicidal risk) of youth who prefer heavy metal (HM) music, worship music, and use music for vicarious release. Data analysis was based on a sample of 275 secondary school students between the ages of 14 and 18. Logistic regressions revealed that HM music preference and worshipping is not significantly related to suicidal risk when controlling for other risk factors. These findings were found for both boys and girls. Surprisingly, the use of music for vicarious release was inversely related to suicidal risk for girls. These findings are discussed within the framework of Arnett's alienation theory (Arnett, J. (1991). J. Youth Adolesc. 20(6): 573-592) and Roe's uses-gratification theory (Roe, K. (1995). J. Youth Adolesc. 24(5): 617-631) regarding adolescent socialization and media purposes.     <p></p>
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SN  - 0047-2891
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1010492128537
ID  - ref1
ER  -