New Study Shows Heavy Metal Music Helps Mental Health ♫ TheMusic.Com.Au
Industry > News A new study has showed that listening to heavy metal musiccan help with mental health issues.
As ABC reports, a study published in the Journal Of Community Psychology lastmonth concluded that "Metal identities were helping participants to survive thestress of challenging environments and build strong and sustained identities andcommunities, thus alleviating any potential mental health issues".
Paula Rowe and Bernard Guerin from the University of South Australiaconducted the research by holding talks with 28 people aged between 18-24, who identified with metal music.
"Despite experiences of intense family situations, ostracism, bullying andloneliness, these participants all got through this period of life with little or noexplicit mental health issues," the study reads.
"So, far from metal music and identity causing them mental health issues, aspopular opinion would have, most survived the challenges they encountered intheir young lives by utilizing metal."
A notable theme with the 28 participants included being bullied at school andthat they used metal music to "Keep bullies at bay".
Liam Frost-Camilleri of Victorian band, Fall & Resist, and organiser of the recentBeyond Black charity concert, said he has had many conversations with fellowmusicians and fans about depression and anxiety.
"I think the reason why people with anxiety and depression tend to gravitatetowards heavy metal is because of the catharsis of the emotion," Frost-Camillerisaid.
"It's more about exorcising demons and less about suggesting what you shouldbe doing."
As ABC reports, a study published in the Journal Of Community Psychology lastmonth concluded that "Metal identities were helping participants to survive thestress of challenging environments and build strong and sustained identities andcommunities, thus alleviating any potential mental health issues".
Paula Rowe and Bernard Guerin from the University of South Australiaconducted the research by holding talks with 28 people aged between 18-24, who identified with metal music.
"Despite experiences of intense family situations, ostracism, bullying andloneliness, these participants all got through this period of life with little or noexplicit mental health issues," the study reads.
"So, far from metal music and identity causing them mental health issues, aspopular opinion would have, most survived the challenges they encountered intheir young lives by utilizing metal."
A notable theme with the 28 participants included being bullied at school andthat they used metal music to "Keep bullies at bay".
Liam Frost-Camilleri of Victorian band, Fall & Resist, and organiser of the recentBeyond Black charity concert, said he has had many conversations with fellowmusicians and fans about depression and anxiety.
"I think the reason why people with anxiety and depression tend to gravitatetowards heavy metal is because of the catharsis of the emotion," Frost-Camillerisaid.
"It's more about exorcising demons and less about suggesting what you shouldbe doing."
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