Chen Xiao
McDougall Faculty of Business, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada.
Front Psychol. 2024 Oct 18;15:1426235. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1426235. eCollection 2024.
This research examines the motivational patterns of high-performing classical pianists, characterized by a combination of implicit motives (i.e., non-conscious preferences for specific incentives). Utilizing the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) software, I analyzed textual data from biographies of 107 pianists (i.e., Juniors aged 13-17: = 38; Professionals aged 18-30: = 30; Amateurs aged 35 and older: = 39) participating in the prestigious 2022-2023 Van Cliburn Competitions. My results showed distinct profiles of implicit motives among pianists compared to non-pianists, with significantly higher need for achievement and need for power. While professional pianists exhibited the lowest level of need for power, junior pianists demonstrated the highest level of need for affiliation. Gender and age predicted part of pianists' implicit motives. Male pianists demonstrated higher need for achievement than females. Finally, age negatively predicted need for affiliation. These findings highlight the motivational patterns within the classical piano community, offering theoretical implications for understanding implicit motives and practical applications for pianist education. Study limitations and future research directions are discussed.
本研究探讨了高水平古典钢琴家的动机模式，其特点是隐含动机（即对特定激励的无意识偏好）的组合。利用语言查询与字数统计（LIWC）软件，我分析了107位钢琴家传记中的文本数据（即13 - 17岁的青少年：38人；18 - 30岁的专业人士：30人；35岁及以上的业余爱好者：39人），这些钢琴家参加了享有盛誉的2022 - 2023年范·克莱本国际钢琴比赛。我的研究结果表明，与非钢琴家相比，钢琴家的隐含动机特征各不相同，他们对成就和权力的需求明显更高。虽然专业钢琴家表现出最低水平的权力需求，但青少年钢琴家表现出最高水平的归属需求。性别和年龄预测了钢琴家隐含动机的一部分。男性钢琴家比女性表现出更高的成就需求。最后，年龄与归属需求呈负相关。这些发现突出了古典钢琴界的动机模式，为理解隐含动机提供了理论启示，并为钢琴家教育提供了实际应用。本文还讨论了研究的局限性和未来的研究方向。
