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Specific demands and resources in the career of the Norwegian freelance musician

Vaag, Jonas; Giæver, Fay; Bjerkeset, Ottar
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2015-01-08
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Abstract
Background: Research indicates that there is a higher degree of mental health

problems, family/work conflicts and sleep-related problems among workers in creative

occupations than in other professions. Research also reveals that musicians have to deal

with a relatively high degree of occupational stress. There is, however, a lack of

research investigating the qualities of freelance musicians’ psychosocial work

environment, as well as possible protective factors for maintaining good mental health.

Methods: Based on 12 in-depth interviews, we used a template analysis to examine the

unique characteristics of the professional life of freelance pop and rock musicians.

Results: Using the job demands-resources model as a conceptual framework, we found

that an unpredictable future, threats to the family/work balance and significant amounts

of external pressure were three broad contextual demands facing freelance musicians.

Social support from family, fellow band members, audiences and their professional

network, as well as having adequate personal resources such as entrepreneurial skills,

value-anchored flexibility, tolerance for ambiguity and dedication to music making

were described as important for managing life as a freelance musician.

Conclusions: Musicians’ psychosocial work environment and health seem to be

related to the three overarching protective factors also described in resilience research:

namely personal dispositions, family coherence and social resources.
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Arts and Health, 2014 Vol. 6, No. 3;

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