The study does not focus exclusively on distinct, manifest mental disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Professional musicians and music students in Germany will be examined anonymously at two assessments, one year apart, using an online self-report survey regarding their mental health and asso
generalized anxiety symptoms: GAD-7
performance anxiety: Bühnenangstfragebogen).
Quantitative questionnaires are used to assess personality characteristics (Big Five: BFI-10
Dark Triad: The Dirty Dozen
Mental Toughness: MTQ-10
Perfectionism: APS-R and MPS-SOC). Self-efficacy is quantified using GSE, self-esteem using the Rosenberg Item, and resilience using RS13. Work-related stressors are recorded using scales from COPSOQ-
Sponsors
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Professional musician or music student
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Systematic examination of the prevalence and severity of self-reported mental disorders and psychological strain among professional musicians of various genres (including music students) in Germany (at assessment wave 1). Manifest mental disorders are inquired by a selection item with a free text field; psychopathological symptoms are recorded dimensionally (depressive symptoms: PHQ-9; generalized anxiety symptoms: GAD-7; performance anxiety: Bühnenangstfragebogen). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.) Systematic dimensional examination of personality characteristics (Big Five: BFI-10; Dark Triad: The Dirty Dozen; Mental Toughness: MTQ-10; Perfectionism: APS-R and MPS-SOC) among professional musicians and music students in Germany (at assessment wave 1). 2.) Systematic examination of resilience (using RS13) among professional musicians and music students in Germany (at assessment wave 1). 3.) Systematic examination of self-efficacy (using GSE) and self-esteem (using the Rosenberg Item) among professional musicians and music students in Germany (at assessment wave 1). 4.) Systematic examination of subjective stress levels (using PSS-10) among professional musicians and music students in Germany (at assessment wave 1). 5.) Systematic examination of work-related stressors (using scales from COPSOQ-3 as well as individual items and free text fields) among professional musicians and music students in Germany (at assessment wave 1). 6.) Systematic examination of changes in the above-mentioned variables from assessment wave 1 to assessment wave 2 (one year later). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAlexander Schmidt
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Outcome results
None listed