title: Health and occupational correlates of perceived occupational stress in symphony orchestra musicians.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Advertising, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana 61801.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Middlestadt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fishbein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D009146:Music; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D010465:Perception; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology