Abstract :
[en] Suicidality and musical preferences: a possible link?
Music is an important part of young people’s lives. In this article, we attempt to answer two questions on the links between music et sui- cide. First, we examine if certain types of music favor suicidal process (ideation and acting out); and, secondly, we examine if music can constitute a tool to reduce the risk of suicide. Several factors possibly involved in links between musical preferences and the suicidal process are developed: the Velten effect and the musical mood induction proce- dure, the identification and the learning by imitation, the media influen- ce as well as the individual characteristics. A multifactor approach is necessary to understand the complex and birectional links that unite musical preferences and suicide risk.
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