Table II.
Anxiety levels of the studying and employed musicians and controls.
| Studying vs. employed musicians | soloists (n=18) | chorists (n=54) | keyboard (n=21) | strings (n=28) | brass (n=15) | control (n=88) | P-value ** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studying: Zung SAS score, median (IQR) | 42 (31.75 – 52.5) | 32 (19.5 – 39.5) | 45.5 (38.25 – 49.75) | 35 (30 – 43) | 32 (28 – 35) | 37 (31 – 43) | <0.001 |
| Employed: Zung SAS score, median (IQR) | 43.5 (30 – 51.5) | 20 (9.25 – 34.75) | 46 (27 – 49) | 26 (17.75 – 29) | 23 (8.5 – 25) | 30 (24 – 34.25) | <0.001 |
| p-value * | 0.32/1 | 0.006/0.036 | 0.139/0.734 | <0.001/<0.001 | 0.001/0.006 | <0.001/<0.001 | |
| Studying: MPAI-A anxiety score, median (IQR) | 35 (22.25 – 40) | 25 (15 – 34.25) | 41 (33.5 – 50.5) | 32 (19.5 – 42.5) | 35.5 (21.75 – 44.25) | - | <0.001 |
| Employed: MPAI-A anxiety score, median (IQR) | 35 (25.75 – 41.75) | 16.5 (13 – 32) | 31 (22 – 41) | 20.5 (9 – 31.25) | 16 (9.5 – 26) | - | <0.001 |
| p-value * | 0.341/1 | 0.232/0.86 | 0.016/0.080 | 0.002/0.010 | 0.001/0.005 | - |
*
- uncorrected/Bonferroni corrected p-values for the comparisons between studying and employed groups within each musician type subgroups;
**
- p-values for the comparisons between all musician types and their corresponding control group within each education groups: studying and employed ones;
SAS - Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale; MPAI-A - Music Performance Anxiety Inventory for Adolescents; IQR – interquartile range.