TABLE 2.

Musicians’ overall attitudes toward musical practice (1 = strongly disagree… 7 = strongly agree).

	Complete sample	Professionals	Students
	Median (IQR)	Median (IQR)	Median (IQR)	Mann–Whitney U p-value
Attitudes to musical practice (flow state items)
I usually feel in control of what I am doing in my practice	6 (5, 7)	6 (5, 7)	5 (4, 6)	*
I really enjoy the experience of musical practice	6 (5, 7)	6 (5, 7)	6 (5, 7)	n.s.
I am totally focused on what I am doing during in practice	5 (4, 6)	6 (5, 6)	5 (4, 6)	*

*Bonferroni corrected for multiple comparisons; significant at the p < 0.01 level.