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If your 12-year-old downloads Skrillex instead of The Biebs, youre likely to be living with a difficult teenager in four years, new research finds.
The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, is the first to draw a direct line between a preference for loud, noisy, rebellious music in youngsters and minor delinquency at age 16.
We were stunned ourselves, said Dr. Tom ter Bogt of Utrecht University in the Netherlands told the Toronto Star on Monday. We checked it over and over again.
The study followed 149 boys and 160 girls from age 12 for four years. It found 12-year-olds with strong preferences for hip-hop, heavy metal, gothic and trance music got in trouble at age 12 and at age 16.
Ter Bogt emphasized that the study tracked minor delinquency, defined as vandalism, shoplifting and fighting, and not serious law-breaking and gangs.
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/1317802--here-s-proof-listening-to-rock-and-roll-s-a-sign-of-teenage-delinquency
TlalocW
(15,358 posts)So you don't have to hear, "The Biebs."
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TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)After almost 60 years!
Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)NICO9000
(970 posts)He's a DJ that created something called "dub-step."
Initech
(99,913 posts)lame54
(35,137 posts)Initech
(99,913 posts)Or one of my personal favorites:
derby378
(30,252 posts)It was created around 2005-2006 in the UK by mixing Jamaican dub with British dancehall music and then throwing in some good subwoofer frequencies for good measure. Try looking for the BBC's "Breezeblock" episode from January 2006 (hosted by Mary Anne Hobbs, now with XFM) where she showcases various dubstep artists.
Skrillex produces an American version of dubstep, which is all too proper seeing that some of the earliest dubstep was also influenced by American bands such as Korn and System of a Down.
davidthegnome
(2,983 posts)No... I suppose it's not. I figure pretty much all teenage boys and girls get into lots of trouble at some point. I can't really think of any exceptions. I really think we should be looking deeper than "what music they listen to" for explanations. On the other hand, maybe there really is no explanation, they're teenagers, teenagers are usually idiots that think they know everything.
Initech
(99,913 posts)I'm a metal fan and I can tell you that if the author can't even get a band's genre right it makes them look completely ignorant and the article a moot point.
Dash87
(3,220 posts)That's the sound of this article's legitimacy imploding on the very first line. I stopped reading there.
EC
(12,287 posts)because of their personalities instead of the other way around? Rather the music didn't make them delinquent, they already were delinquent and chose music that appealed to them.
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)Good grief, not teh evil rock n roll!
If a kid is going to be a juvenile delinquent, the squeaky Bieb isn't going to stop it. Bad pop tunes may even drive people to shoving a pencil into their ears.
The Midway Rebel
(2,191 posts)"Bad Boy" by Larry Williams
RedCappedBandit
(5,514 posts)you know they lack credibility.
Oh, and lol @ skrillex.
ismnotwasm
(41,919 posts)Should have listened to the Bee gees. Perhaps that would have changed everything.
I would guess angry a preference for loud angry music is cathartic as well. It was for me. Still is, after all these years.