MWP1: Precis 8: “Can Music Preference Indicate Mental Health Status In Young People?”

           In the article “Can Music Preference Indicate Mental Health Status In Young People?” (2008) by Felicity Baker and William Bor, the authors state that more studies need to be done about music’s effect on youth. The authors support this statement by presenting many different studies by a variety of organizations that contradict each other, with each source coming to its own unique conclusion. The purpose of this article is to present a collection of information in order to prove that there is no definitive answer about the effects of music on adolescents. The intended audience for this article is a group of people who are familiar with psychology but are not experts, as the language is difficult but not ridiculously long and is still able to be understood by the average person.

Baker, Felicity, and William Bor. "Can Music Preference Indicate Mental Health Status In Young People?." Australasian Psychiatry 16.4 (2008): 284-288. Academic Search Premier. Web. 15 Feb. 2012.