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Redfairen

(1,276 posts)
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 03:18 PM Jan 2013

Here’s proof listening to heavy metal’s a sign of teenage delinquency

If your 12-year-old downloads Skrillex instead of The Biebs, you’re 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

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Here’s proof listening to heavy metal’s a sign of teenage delinquency (Original Post) Redfairen Jan 2013 OP
Small price to pay in my opinion TlalocW Jan 2013 #1
LOL--that rock-n-roll music is STILL ruining teh nation's youth!!! TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #2
Correlation is not causation Bjorn Against Jan 2013 #3
Skrillex is NOT Metal! NICO9000 Jan 2013 #4
Yeah really! Excuse me while I go put on some Iron Maiden! Initech Jan 2013 #6
Which one? lame54 Jan 2013 #11
How about: Initech Jan 2013 #14
Skrillex didn't CREATE dubstep... derby378 Jan 2013 #7
This is a joke right? davidthegnome Jan 2013 #5
This article is completely redundant if they refer to Skrillex as metal. Initech Jan 2013 #8
lol @ Skrillex being "Heavy Metal" Dash87 Jan 2013 #9
Didn't they choose the music EC Jan 2013 #10
lol! HappyMe Jan 2013 #12
Old news... The Midway Rebel Jan 2013 #13
When people use words like 'proof' while discussing such a small study.. RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #15
So that explains my teenage years ismnotwasm Jan 2013 #16

derby378

(30,252 posts)
7. Skrillex didn't CREATE dubstep...
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 04:05 PM
Jan 2013

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)
5. This is a joke right?
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 04:03 PM
Jan 2013

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)
8. This article is completely redundant if they refer to Skrillex as metal.
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 04:12 PM
Jan 2013

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)
9. lol @ Skrillex being "Heavy Metal"
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 04:15 PM
Jan 2013

That's the sound of this article's legitimacy imploding on the very first line. I stopped reading there.

EC

(12,287 posts)
10. Didn't they choose the music
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 04:30 PM
Jan 2013

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)
12. lol!
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 04:38 PM
Jan 2013

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.

RedCappedBandit

(5,514 posts)
15. When people use words like 'proof' while discussing such a small study..
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 05:07 PM
Jan 2013

you know they lack credibility.


Oh, and lol @ skrillex.

ismnotwasm

(41,919 posts)
16. So that explains my teenage years
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 05:12 PM
Jan 2013

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.

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