Powell Merrick, Olsen Kirk N, Vallerand Robert J, Thompson William Forde
School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park 2109, Australia.
Centre for Elite Performance, Expertise, and Training, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park 2109, Australia.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2022 Nov 30;12(12):486. doi: 10.3390/bs12120486.
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 ( = 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.
虽然与音乐的热烈互动对情绪和幸福感的益处已得到充分证实，但对于对明确带有暴力主题的音乐的热爱与心理健康之间的关系，我们所知甚少。本研究采用了激情二元模型，以调查和谐激情（即与其他生活活动保持健康平衡的热烈互动）是否能预测暴力主题音乐粉丝的积极音乐聆听体验和/或心理健康状况。我们还调查了强迫性激情（即对一项活动无法控制的热烈投入）是否能预测消极音乐聆听体验和/或心理不适。暴力主题音乐的粉丝（n = 177）完成了激情量表、正负情感体验量表以及各种心理健康和不适测量。正如假设的那样，对暴力主题音乐的和谐激情显著预测了积极情感体验，而积极情感体验又反过来预测了心理健康状况。对暴力主题音乐的强迫性激情显著预测了消极情感体验，而消极情感体验又反过来预测了心理不适。研究结果支持了激情二元模型，并表明即使音乐互动包含暴力内容，通常也会产生适应性结果。我们认为，一个人对音乐的激情本质在预测幸福感方面比歌词主题的内容或效价更具影响力。
