Postdoctoral researcher and consultant in all things creativity, health, and wellbeing
Sydney
Joined August 2020
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Come hang with the AMPS crew tomorrow. Make a new friend! Ask a #musicscience question that has been on your mind!
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The call for papers deadline for AMPS 2024 is 10 days away!
Come to our first in-person conference for a few years and connect face-to-face with the nicest people and brightest minds in Australian music psychology.
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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/202…
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Merrick Powell presenting “Music Containing Violent Themes: From Curiosity to Passion”
PhD Supervisor: Bill Thompson
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Check out this wonderful series and playlist of ‘psychologists who rock’ by @cfernyhough, who has been kind enough to include myself!
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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
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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/refle… and a reminder about our next #AMPlify2023 session about applying for a #DECRA, TOMORROW! amps.org.au/2023/04/18/ampli…
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:
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
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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
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
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
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.
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
Had a wonderful time at #smpc2022. Thanks to all involved for the great panels, talks, posters, and party. Feeling very inspired after these few days!
.@MerrickPowell sharing with #smpc2022 folks. morbid curiosity for music containing violent themes. #MusicScience @AusMusPsySoc
Just landed in Portland, OR and getting very excited to hit the @socmusicperccog conference this week. Schedule is overflowing with exciting talks, and we are going to present a poster on our recent ‘Morbid Curiosity for Music Containing Violent Themes’ work!
Our new study “Morbid Curiosity for Music Containing Violent Themes” is now published online in 'Personality and Individual Differences' (@ELSpsychology)! Co-authored with @KirkOlsenPhD and @thomps95.
doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.… @PsyMQ @MacquarieUni #musicscience #morbidcuriosity
Findings show that trait morbid curiosity is an important factor in fans’ initial motivation to listen to & subsequently enjoy music containing violent themes. This may contribute to the development of passionate fandom & a host of positive psychosocial outcomes & experiences
For those interested in the social, psychological and neurological implications of violent music more broadly, you can access the growing body of published research associated with our 'Violence in Music' project here: bit.ly/3mqZrxI #musicscience