TABLE 4.
Overview of the quantity and characteristics of musicians classified into high/low categories for goals and emotion beliefs.
| Practice goals |
Meta-emotion beliefs |
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| Mastery | Enjoyment | Emotion-Driven Practice | Non-Hedonic Driven Practice | |
| High | ||||
| No. of musicians assigned | 192 | 176 | 194 | 189 |
| Age (median; years) | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| AoC (median; years) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| YoP (median; years) | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
| CLP (median; 1000 h) | 10.9 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 11.2 |
| Type (N; student/professional) | 113/79 | 143/33 | 123/71 | 99/90 |
| Low | ||||
| No. of musicians assigned | 229 | 245 | 227 | 232 |
| Age (median; years) | 20 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
| AoC (median; years) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| YoP (median; years) | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
| CLP (median; 1000 h) | 6.7 | 9.8 | 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Type (N; student/professional) | 188/41 | 158/87 | 178/49 | 202/30 |
Total sample N = 421; total students n = 301; total professionals n = 120. AoC, age of commencement; YoP, years of playing; CLP, cumulative life practice time.