Rosenbaum Dirk, Weibelzahl Stephan
Department Psychologie, PFH Private Hochschule Göttingen.
Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol. 2023 Aug;73(8):321-327. doi: 10.1055/a-2017-5392. Epub 2023 Mar 2.
With the onset of public life restrictions in the COVID 19 pandemic in March 2020, freelance professional musicians were exposed to significant pandemic-related restrictions in exercising their profession. Due to the particular working conditions, this professional group was already considered high at risk in terms of mental health before the pandemic. The present study investigates the level of mental distress among professional musicians during the pandemic in relation to basic mental health needs and help-seeking behaviour. In July and August 2021, psychological distress was measured in a nationwide sample of N=209 professional musicians using the ICD-10 Symptom Checklist (ISR). In addition, the extent to which the musicians' basic psychological needs are met and whether they would seek professional psychological help was determined. Compared to various control groups before and during the pandemic, professional musicians showed significantly higher levels of psychological symptoms than the general population before and during the pandemic. Regression analyses support the assumption that pandemic-related changes in the basic psychological needs of pleasure or displeasure avoidance, self-esteem enhancement or self-esteem protection and attachment have a significant influence on the expression of depression symptoms. The musicians' help-seeking behaviour, on the other hand, decreases with an increase in depression symptoms. Due to the high overall psychological stress among freelance musicians, there is a need for action, especially in the provision of specially adapted psychosocial support services.
随着2020年3月新冠疫情期间公共生活限制措施的实施，自由职业的专业音乐家在从事其职业时面临与疫情相关的重大限制。由于特殊的工作条件，在疫情之前，这个职业群体在心理健康方面就已被认为风险很高。本研究调查了疫情期间专业音乐家的心理困扰程度与基本心理健康需求及求助行为之间的关系。2021年7月和8月，使用国际疾病分类第10版症状清单（ISR）对全国范围内N = 209名专业音乐家的样本进行了心理困扰测量。此外，还确定了音乐家基本心理需求的满足程度以及他们是否会寻求专业心理帮助。与疫情之前和期间的各个对照组相比，专业音乐家在疫情之前和期间表现出的心理症状水平明显高于普通人群。回归分析支持这样一种假设，即与疫情相关的在愉悦或避免不悦、增强自尊或保护自尊以及依恋等基本心理需求方面的变化，对抑郁症状的表现有重大影响。另一方面，音乐家的求助行为随着抑郁症状的增加而减少。由于自由职业音乐家总体心理压力较大，需要采取行动，特别是在提供特别适配的社会心理支持服务方面。
