Work-related behavior and experience patterns of music educators – a basis for intervention

• Authors: Beatrice Thielmann , Marieke Kirsch , Irina Böckelmann

Abstracts

EN

Objectives Music educators are subjected to many physical and psychological stresses encountered in the workplace. These stresses could be counteracted by certain work-related behavior and experience patterns as personal resources to reduce the negative consequences of stress. The aim of the study was to determine the existing work-related behavioral and experiential patterns and the characteristics of the Work-Related Behavior and Experience Patterns (Arbeitsbezogenes Verhaltens- und Erlebensmuster – AVEM) questionnaire dimensions in the professional group of music educators according to age group. Material and Methods A total of 205 music educators (66.3% female) from various music schools in Germany participated in the online survey. The subjects were divided into 3 age groups (AG): AG I: ≤35 years, AG II: 36–45 years, AG III: ≥46 years. In addition to sociodemographic and occupational data, the standardized AVEM questionnaire was used according to Schaarschmidt and Fischer. The age and occupation-related data were evaluated in a correlation analysis with the expression of AVEM dimensions. Results A total of 71.4% of the music educators were ≥46 years old group. Another 12.8% belonged to AG II, and 15.8% belonged to AG III. The sex distribution in the 3 age groups was comparable (p = 0.261). The expression of all AVEM dimensions was within the reference range. The most pronounced dimension, with a stanine value of M±SD 5.2±2.15, was the willingness to spend. There was also no significant difference in the assignment to the 4 patterns in the 3 age groups (p = 0.669). Age showed a negative correlation with the experience of social support (ρ = –0.354). Conclusions The age-independent and high intervention-requiring expressions of the AVEM risk patterns A and B led to the recommendation of workplace prevention and health promotion measures. Therefore, it seems reasonable to promote appropriate stress management measures and resilience during studies.

Keywords

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prevention; personal resources; health protection; AVEM; mental health; music school teachers

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 37
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 176-193

Dates

published

2024

Contributors

author

Beatrice Thielmann

• Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany (Institute of Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)

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Marieke Kirsch

• Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany (Institute of Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)

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Irina Böckelmann

• Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany (Institute of Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02330

Biblioteka Nauki

31341045