Merrick Powell

@lennie_tm @whenmusicbreaks @AusMusPsySoc Seeking to understand what attracts people to music containing violent themes, looking at the role of trait morbid curiosity! There’s a thread on my profile with more deets!

@whenmusicbreaks @MerrickPowell @AusMusPsySoc Fascinating title. What are the core ideas?

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Another pub out from the violence in music project! Here we asked what attracts a group of non-fans to novel metal and rap music containing lyrical violence. How and why does such music draw people in? Take a look in @APA's Psychology of Popular Media: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2024-…

@Jen_L_Cornish Merrick Powell presenting “Music Containing Violent Themes: From Curiosity to Passion” PhD Supervisor: Bill Thompson researchgate.net/profile/Merric…

Check out this wonderful series and playlist of ‘psychologists who rock’ by @cfernyhough, who has been kind enough to include myself!

@cfernyhough @stumpstheband @psychmag Thanks Charles!

Some of the team from the #music and #sound lab @Macquarie_Uni and @BondUniversity have arrived @icmpc17 Tokyo ! Ready for some #musicscience inspiration and sharing some of our work 🎵 @Yixue_Quan @MerrickPowell @MarjorieLi_Pipa @thomps95 #icmpc17

Haven’t been on this platform for a while, but I am stoked to be in Tokyo for @icmpc17 and looking forward to seeing some familiar faces/meeting some new ones! #icmpc17

AMPS Members - our June newsletter is out! This update, check out a new forum post by @MerrickPowell about completing a PhD during COVID, amps.org.au/2023/05/30/ref… and a reminder about our next #AMPlify2023 session about applying for a #DECRA, TOMORROW! amps.org.au/2023/04/18/amp…

@MorbidPsych Violence and/or anxiety would be awesome!

@MerrickPowell I'll send you some stuff! Any particular topic? I have chapters on curiosity about dangerous people, curiosity about bodily injuries, curiosity about the paranormal, curiosity about violence, dreams and nightmares, empathy and horror, kids and scary play, and horror and anxiety

Interested in the psychology behind morbid curiosity and our love of horror and true crime? I'm looking for some readers for chapters of my upcoming book. I've got chapters on the paranormal, kids, violence, evolution, true crime, and lots more. Plz RT for reach! Also.. 1/

@LeimrothScott As has happened so many times in the last 40 years!

@MerrickPowell Guaranteed no one was consulted and the "rap music bad" thing came from the desk of some politician or public servant with nfi.

With all the actions and discussion happening around the Easter Show this week, I think it is important to note that the vast majority of people who enjoy listening to violently themed music experience a range of wellbeing benefits from engaging with it. See below for more:

Can music containing violent themes facilitate psychological well-being for its fans? Latest publication from the Violent Music Project by @PsyMQ PhD candidate @MerrickPowell & coauthors @KirkOlsenPhD & @thomps95. #musicscience

We observed similar findings in a study on fans of non-violent music (under review), further supporting that the nature of one’s passion has a greater influence on fans’ well-being than the nature of the music. See link for more of our work on this topic: bit.ly/3hbZMrh

Even when the music contains violent content, fans experience psychological well-being from their music engagement. It appears that the nature of one’s passion for music is more influential than the content or valence of the lyrical themes when predicting fans’ well-being.

Our article “Passion for Violently Themed Music and Psychological Well-Being: A Survey Analysis” written with @KirkOlsenPhD, Robert Vallerand and @thomps95 has just been published in @Behavsci_MDPI. See the thread below for a brief overview. @MDPIOpenAccess @PsyMQ #musicscience