The relations between personality characteristics, work environment, and the professional well-being of music therapists.

Full Abstract

The purpose of this correlational study was to investigate the relations between professional well-being (as characterized by positive attitudes toward work and longevity as a practicing music therapist) and the following factors:
age, level of education, income, attitudes regarding the workplace (e.g., perceived control, feeling valued, as well as the amount of perceived comfort and input into administrative policies), attitudes toward work as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (Maslach & Jackson, 1986a), and measures of stress and stress management as measured by the Stress Profile (Nowack, 1999a). Participants included 49 music therapists who had between one to 36 years of work experience. Correlations indicated that those respondents with greatest professional longevity tended to have higher ratings on items regarding cognitive coping strategies (e.g., positive appraisal and threat minimization) and greater perception of personal achievement. These correlational results are related to psychological theories regarding occupational burnout and cognitive hardiness.

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Author information

Author/s: Fowler, Kelly L (KL);

Affiliation: The University of Iowa, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of music therapy (J Music Ther), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-; vol 43 (issue 3) : pp 174-97

Dates: Created 2006/10/13; Completed 2006/12/07;

PMID: 17037950, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Aged
Attitude of Health Personnel
Burnout, Professional - psychology
Clinical Competence
Female
Health Facility Environment - organization & administration
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans

Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Job Satisfaction
Male
Middle Aged
Music Therapy - organization & administration
Personality
Professional Autonomy
Questionnaires

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