Merrick Powell

Postdoctoral researcher and consultant in all things creativity, health, and wellbeing

[Merrick Powell @MerrickPowell]

@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!

[Merrick Powell @MerrickPowell]

Come hang with the AMPS crew tomorrow. Make a new friend! Ask a #musicscience question that has been on your mind!

Register here:
https://t.co/0G2IPAZ2Eb

[AMPS @AusMusPsySoc]

It's not too late to register for our social event, happening tomorrow afternoon at 4pm AEST! Sign up now to secure your spot at our first social event running on GatherTown

[Merrick Powell @MerrickPowell]

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.

Submit your abstract here: https://t.co/qwgECMfNws

[Merrick Powell @MerrickPowell]

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: https://t.co/GMnoh75WFG

[PSYCHSCIENCES@MQ @PsyMQ]

@Jen_L_Cornish Merrick Powell presenting “Music Containing Violent Themes: From Curiosity to Passion”

PhD Supervisor: Bill Thompson

https://t.co/4oNIQiQL5v

[Merrick Powell @MerrickPowell]

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

[Merrick Powell @MerrickPowell]

@cfernyhough @stumpstheband @psychmag Thanks Charles!

[Gemma Perry 🕉️ @GemmaPerryOM]

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

[Merrick Powell @MerrickPowell]

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 @AusMusPsySoc]

AMPS Members - our June newsletter is out! This update, check out a new forum post by @MerrickPowell about completing a PhD during COVID, https://t.co/8RjCUbpI86 and a reminder about our next #AMPlify2023 session about applying for a #DECRA, TOMORROW! https://t.co/YG3uHOvseD

[Merrick Powell @MerrickPowell]

@MorbidPsych Violence and/or anxiety would be awesome!

[Merrick Powell @MerrickPowell]

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

[Merrick Powell @MerrickPowell]

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:

[Merrick Powell @MerrickPowell]

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

[PSYCHSCIENCES@MQ @PsyMQ]

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

[Merrick Powell @MerrickPowell]

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: https://t.co/p7vRu8ZRAt

[Merrick Powell @MerrickPowell]

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

[Merrick Powell @MerrickPowell]

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.