http://www.openculture.com/2019/05/...1Fx1EFW9uRix1GRrodHxJXraRnn4r1bLObcZBkSJ3Nd8g
"A
study by psychology researchers at
Humboldt State,
Ohio State,
UC Riverside and
UT Austin "examined 1980s heavy metal groupies, musicians, and fans at middle age" -- 377 participants in total -- and found that, although metal enthusiasts certainly lived riskier lives as kids, they were nonetheless "significantly happier in their youth and better adjusted currently than either middle-aged or current college-age youth comparison groups." This left the researchers to contemplate one possible conclusion: "participation in fringe style cultures may enhance identity development in troubled youth." Not to mention that heavy metal lyrics don't easily turn kids into damaged goods."
Schönes paper, hab hier endlich mal nen brauchbaren Überblick über psychologische Studien gefunden:
"Moreover, several studies noted that metalheads got better grades than other teens, and
were even in programs for the academically gifted. Such students discussed the
complexity of the music, the intensity of the lyrics, and the high levels of talent and skill of
the musicians as variables that attracted them to the genre (Arnett, 1991a; Cadwallader,
2007; Singer et al., 1993). Even though heavy metal preference has been linked to
delinquency, 95% of all teens assessed in one study, including metalheads, planned to go
to college (Verden, Dunleavy, & Powers, 1989). Cadwallader (2007) found that gifted
metalheads used the music to cope with being intellectually superior to, and thus separate
from, their peers, in addition to coping with troubled family relationships and low selfesteem."