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Goth Music and Depressive Symptoms among Adolescents

A Longitudinal Study

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ID10920522
AuthorsTom Ter Bogt (0000-0001-6819-4831, Utrecht University, corresponding author), William W Hale (0000-0002-5666-2244, Netherlands Youth Institute), Natale Canale (0000-0002-6032-0490, University of Padua), Massimiliano Pastore (0000-0002-7922-6365, University of Padua), Alessio Vieno (0000-0003-4417-4822, University of Padua)
Year2021
Volume50
Issue9
Pages1925-1936
Publication date2021-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Youth and Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2891 • E-ISSN: 1573-6601
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10964-020-01294-y
PMID32813164
OpenAlexW3062731435
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited40

Identification with Goth youth culture has been related to elevated levels of depression, self-harm and suicide ideation. However, this identification may be difficult to assess as Goth is stigmatized and adolescents may hesitate to self-identify. Conversely, adolescents readily respond to questions on their music preferences. This study addresses the potential link between liking Goth music and depressive symptoms in a four-year study among 10 to 15-year-olds ( N = 940, M age = 12.4 at T1, 49% female). In this study, it was found that Goth music is only liked by a small minority of adolescents (4 to 11%). Both girls and boys who liked Goth music reported increased levels of depressive symptoms as they grew older. The findings of this study suggest that a preference for Goth music emerges as an early, sensitive marker of dormant or developing depressive symptoms in adolescents. The mechanisms through which music preferences can translate into or sustain depressive symptoms are discussed

Anxiety · Depression (economics · Depressive symptoms · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Harm · Health psychology · Poison control · Psychiatry · Public health · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Diverse Music Education Insights · Medicine · Music History and Culture · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Psychology · Social Psychology

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