Mental Health, Job Satisfaction and Music Performance Anxiety among Professional Musicians during Covid-19

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the level of Mental Health, Job Satisfaction and Music Performance Anxiety among Professional Musicians in two groups including Music Teachers and Stage Performers, on online platforms during the pandemic, Covid-19. A sample of 104 Professional Musicians consisting of 52 Music Teachers and 52 Music Performers were chosen. The Warwick- Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS), The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ – Short Version) and Performance Anxiety Inventory (PAI) were administered on the Professional Musicians from Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata and Mumbai for this purpose. The data was analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics 28.0. The levels of Mental Health, Job Satisfaction and Music Performance Anxiety were compared using Independent Sample t test to see if there is any significant difference between Music Teachers and Music Performers. This study also used Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient to find out if there is any relationship between the Mental Health, Job Satisfaction and Music Performance Anxiety among Professional Musicians. It was observed that the three variables (Mental Health, Job Satisfaction and Music Performance Anxiety) were correlated with each other and there was no difference between Music Teachers and Performers in their Mental Health, Job Satisfaction and Music Performance Anxiety. Therefore, there was no major impact on the Professional Musicians on shifting to online platforms due to Covid-19 pandemic measures and restrictions. Keywords: Mental Health, Job Satisfaction, Music Performance Anxiety, Professional Musicians, Covid-19, Pandemic, Music Teachers. Performers, Online Platform