Table 6d.

Ten most common coping skills adapted by musicians

Item no.	Coping behavior	Frequency	Percentage
1	You, go over the problem again and again in your mind, to try to understand it.	34 (85%)	85
20	Try to look on the bright side of things	34	85
47	Find a purpose or meaning in your suffering	34	85
52	You know what has to be done so you double your efforts and try harder to make things work.	34	85
53	Analyze the problem and solve it bit by bit.	34	85
57	Take up or indulge in a hobby (music, art, etc.).	34	85
27	Pray to God	33	82.5
30	Come up with a couple of different solutions to the problem.	32	80
29	Listen to music for comfort.	31	77.5
28	Make light of the situation/refuse to get too serious about it	31	77.5