Health and occupational correlates of perceived occupational stress in symphony orchestra musicians

Author(s): Fishbein, M.

Journal/Book: J Occup Med. 1988; 30: 687-92.

Abstract: The authors examined the relationship between perceived occupational stress and the prevalence of a number of psychologic and physical ailments in a sample of professional symphony orchestra musicians and related musicians' self-reports of stress to demographic and occupational characteristics. Results of a survey of 2,212 musicians from 47 symphony orchestras revealed a significant relationship between perceived occupational stress and prevalence of a number of psychologic as well as physical medical problems. Age and occupational factors, such as the orchestra in which the musician plays, the instrument played, and status as a soloist, were also found to be significant correlates of perceived stress.

Keyword(s): Adult ; Age Factors; Bone Diseases epidemiology; Mental Disorders epidemiology; Middle Age; Muscular Diseases epidemiology; Occupational Diseases psychology; Stress psychology; Stress, Psychological psychology Health ; Health Status; Music ; Occupational Diseases etiology; Perception ; Stress etiology; Stress, Psychological etiology Female ; Human ; Male ; Support, Non U.S. Gov't

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