Passion for Violently Themed Music and Psychological Well-Being: A Survey Analysis
While the benefits to mood and well-being from passionate engagement with music are well-established, far less is known about the relationship between passion for explicitly violently themed music and psychological well-being. The present study employed the Dualistic Model of Passion to investigate...
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| description | While the benefits to mood and well-being from passionate engagement with music are well-established, far less is known about the relationship between passion for explicitly violently themed music and psychological well-being. The present study employed the Dualistic Model of Passion to investigate whether harmonious passion (i.e., passionate engagement that is healthily balanced with other life activities) predicts positive music listening experiences and/or psychological well-being in fans of violently themed music. We also investigated whether obsessive passion (i.e., uncontrollable passionate engagement with an activity) predicts negative music listening experiences and/or psychological ill-being. Fans of violently themed music (<i>N</i> = 177) completed the passion scale, scale of positive and negative affective experiences, and various psychological well- and ill-being measures. As hypothesised, harmonious passion for violently themed music significantly predicted positive affective experiences which, in turn, predicted psychological well-being. Obsessive passion for violently themed music significantly predicted negative affective experiences which, in turn, predicted ill-being. Findings support the Dualistic Model of Passion, and suggest that even when music engagement includes violent content, adaptive outcomes are often experienced. We propose that the nature of one’s passion for music is more influential in predicting well-being than the content or valence of the lyrical themes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-860330ecd0de472bbc6e3dda2b35ba342023-11-24T13:18:42ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2022-11-01121248610.3390/bs12120486Passion for Violently Themed Music and Psychological Well-Being: A Survey AnalysisMerrick Powell0Kirk N. Olsen1Robert J. Vallerand2William Forde Thompson3School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park 2109, AustraliaSchool of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park 2109, AustraliaDépartement de Psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, P.O. Box 8888, Montreal, QC H3C 3P8, CanadaSchool of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park 2109, AustraliaWhile the benefits to mood and well-being from passionate engagement with music are well-established, far less is known about the relationship between passion for explicitly violently themed music and psychological well-being. The present study employed the Dualistic Model of Passion to investigate whether harmonious passion (i.e., passionate engagement that is healthily balanced with other life activities) predicts positive music listening experiences and/or psychological well-being in fans of violently themed music. We also investigated whether obsessive passion (i.e., uncontrollable passionate engagement with an activity) predicts negative music listening experiences and/or psychological ill-being. Fans of violently themed music (<i>N</i> = 177) completed the passion scale, scale of positive and negative affective experiences, and various psychological well- and ill-being measures. As hypothesised, harmonious passion for violently themed music significantly predicted positive affective experiences which, in turn, predicted psychological well-being. Obsessive passion for violently themed music significantly predicted negative affective experiences which, in turn, predicted ill-being. Findings support the Dualistic Model of Passion, and suggest that even when music engagement includes violent content, adaptive outcomes are often experienced. We propose that the nature of one’s passion for music is more influential in predicting well-being than the content or valence of the lyrical themes.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/12/486psychological well-beingpassionviolently themed musicfandomDualistic Model of Passionsatisfaction with life |
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| title | Passion for Violently Themed Music and Psychological Well-Being: A Survey Analysis |
| title_full | Passion for Violently Themed Music and Psychological Well-Being: A Survey Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Passion for Violently Themed Music and Psychological Well-Being: A Survey Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Passion for Violently Themed Music and Psychological Well-Being: A Survey Analysis |
| title_short | Passion for Violently Themed Music and Psychological Well-Being: A Survey Analysis |
| title_sort | passion for violently themed music and psychological well being a survey analysis |
| topic | psychological well-being passion violently themed music fandom Dualistic Model of Passion satisfaction with life |
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