Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 14, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Research Center Adolescent Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
J Youth Adolesc. 2021 Dec;50(12):2487-2500. doi: 10.1007/s10964-021-01505-0. Epub 2021 Oct 11.
Adolescent preferences for non-mainstream types of rock music can be markers of adolescent problem behaviors, but no study has ever investigated whether this relationship continues into adulthood. In a six-wave study, 900 Dutch adolescents were followed from ages 12 to 21 (Mage T1 12.4, 51.1% girls), while reporting on depressive symptoms, mental well-being, aggression and drug use. A latent class growth analysis on their preferences for specific types of rock music revealed four fan groups. When these fan groups were compared to one another, in adolescence, the all-out rock fans displayed the highest peak in depressive symptoms and the lowest dip in well-being and the rock/metal fans reported the most aggression. And for both these groups, drug use increased at the onset of adulthood. Pop fans displayed a profile characterized by low depressive symptoms and aggression, and high in mental well-being. Finally, the popular rock fans held an in-between position between pop fans, on one side, and the all-out rock fans and rock/metal fans, on the other side. Thus, music preferences can be markers of problems, not only in adolescence but also in young adulthood. Still, music can enhance mood, helps to cope with problems, and peers in fan groups can provide support. This research focuses on the relationship between music and problem behaviors, specifically among members of the all-out rock fans and rock/metal fans, but many of these young people might have had more personal problems if they had not had their music and their fan-group peers.
青少年对非主流摇滚类型的偏好可能是青少年问题行为的标志，但尚无研究调查这种关系是否会持续到成年期。在一项六波研究中，900 名荷兰青少年从 12 岁到 21 岁（平均年龄 T1 为 12.4 岁，51.1%为女孩），报告抑郁症状、心理健康、攻击性和药物使用情况。对他们对特定类型摇滚音乐偏好的潜在类别增长分析显示了四个粉丝群体。当将这些粉丝群体相互比较时，在青少年时期，全力以赴的摇滚迷表现出最高的抑郁症状峰值和最低的幸福感下降，而摇滚/金属迷则表现出最多的攻击性。对于这两个群体，药物使用在成年早期增加。流行摇滚迷表现出一种特点，即抑郁症状和攻击性低，心理健康水平高。最后，流行摇滚迷在流行摇滚迷和全力以赴的摇滚迷和摇滚/金属迷之间处于中间位置。因此，音乐偏好不仅是青少年时期，而且也是成年早期问题的标志。尽管如此，音乐可以改善情绪，帮助应对问题，并且粉丝群体中的同龄人可以提供支持。这项研究关注的是音乐和问题行为之间的关系，特别是在全力以赴的摇滚迷和摇滚/金属迷成员之间，但如果这些年轻人没有音乐和他们的粉丝群体同龄人，他们可能会有更多的个人问题。
