Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany.
Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany.
J Voice. 2024 Nov;38(6):1397-1406. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.06.003. Epub 2022 Jul 3.
The study aims to quantify the impact of sociodemographic, personal, and choir-related characteristics on perceived singing well-being and mental health changes due to singing.
847 German adult choristers (233m, 614f, age 18-86 years) were interviewed in a cross-sectional online questionnaire study that included questions on singing well-being, vocal and choral characteristics, the adapted versions of the Bochum change questionnaire (BCQ2000), the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-09), and the WHO-5 well-being index.
Multiple regression models were calculated with singing related well-being or mental health changes as dependent variables and individual and choir-related characteristics as factors. Predictors of mental health benefits were analyzed in gender subgroups and in persons with a low or normal/high score on the WHO-5.
On average, participants rated the impact of singing on well-being and mental health changes positively. Subgroup analysis revealed smaller but significant positive mental health effects in men compared to women and in persons with a low WHO-5 score compared to those with a normal/high score. Education level and relationship status were not significantly related to subjects' perceptions of mental health benefits, whereas singing well-being increased with age in women and in participants with a low WHO-5 score. Larger improvements in mental health came along with longer choir membership, more singing hours per week, and a high engagement in choral activity. Significant positive associations of well-being with optimal singing behavior and vocal warm-ups were observed.
Results suggest that singers of all ages, genders, and educational backgrounds perceive the choral experience as beneficial to their well-being and mental health. Positive effects are related to WHO-5 scores, engagement in choral activity, and optimal singing conditions. On average, women rate singing benefits higher than men and singers with preexisting vocal pathologies or low WHO-5 benefit slightly less.
本研究旨在量化社会人口学、个人和合唱团相关特征对歌唱幸福感的感知以及歌唱带来的心理健康变化的影响。
采用横断面在线问卷调查研究，对 847 名德国成年合唱团员（233 名男性，614 名女性，年龄 18-86 岁）进行了访谈，问卷包括歌唱幸福感、声乐和合唱特征、改编后的博尔恩变化问卷（BCQ2000）、乌得勒支工作投入量表（UWES-09）和世界卫生组织幸福感量表（WHO-5）。
以歌唱相关幸福感或心理健康变化为因变量，以个体和合唱团相关特征为自变量，计算多元回归模型。在性别亚组中和 WHO-5 得分低或正常/高的人群中分析心理健康获益的预测因子。
参与者平均对歌唱对幸福感和心理健康变化的影响评价为积极。亚组分析显示，与女性和 WHO-5 得分正常/高的人群相比，男性和 WHO-5 得分低的人群的心理健康效应较小，但仍有显著差异。教育程度和婚姻状况与受试者对心理健康获益的看法无显著相关性，而女性和 WHO-5 得分低的参与者的歌唱幸福感随年龄增长而增加。合唱团成员时间更长、每周唱歌时间更多、合唱活动参与度更高，心理健康改善程度越大。歌唱幸福感与最佳歌唱行为和声乐热身呈显著正相关。
结果表明，各个年龄段、性别和教育背景的歌唱者都将合唱体验视为对其幸福感和心理健康有益。积极影响与 WHO-5 评分、参与合唱活动和最佳歌唱条件有关。平均而言，女性对歌唱益处的评价高于男性，而患有先前存在的声乐疾病或 WHO-5 益处较低的歌唱者则略低。
