Exciting metal university news! We are pleased to be able to host the details for this study and invite community members to participate.
Research Study: What are Voice Hearers’ experiences and uses of heavy metal music?
Are you a voice hearer or do you identify as someone who hears voices?*
Are you a heavy metal music fan or listen to heavy metal music regularly?**
Are you over 18 and living in the UK?
Do you have access to the internet?
If the answer is yes to these questions, I would like to talk to you as part of a research study exploring your experiences of voice hearing and the role of heavy metal music for you.
The study will involve a 60-90 minute interview over video call and take place in the Summer and Autumn of 2023.
My name is Ari Azmoodeh, I’m a researcher completing a Clinical Psychology Doctorate.
For more information and to express interest in taking part please click here.
*Voice Hearing Definition
o Hearing someone speak when other people can’t
o Hearing music, noises or sounds that other people can’t hear
o Seeing something other people can’t see (often called having a ‘vision’)
o Feeling something on, or under, your skin that is hard to explain and/or others might say has no physical cause
o Smelling something other people can’t
o Tasting something that others, eating or drinking the same substance, would not taste
o Sensing someone else’s presence, when others cannot
o Having people you can speak to that others cannot see or hear
** Identify as a fan of one or more genres of heavy metal music or listen to heavy metal music at least 50% of the time you choose to listen to music.
If you would like to contact me or ask any questions, please email me at:
B1225624@live.tees.ac.uk