Musgrave, G., Gross, S. and Carney, D. 2023. When Music Speaks: Mental Health and Next Steps in the Danish Music Industry. Part 1 – Danish Music Creators’ Subjective Wellbeing and Mental Health. Copenhagen, Denmark Danish Partnership for Sustainable Development in Music. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10169748
| Title | When Music Speaks: Mental Health and Next Steps in the Danish Music Industry. Part 1 – Danish Music Creators’ Subjective Wellbeing and Mental Health |
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| Authors | Musgrave, G., Gross, S. and Carney, D. |
| Type | Project report |
| Abstract | Executive Summary This report contains findings based on the largest ever study of musicians’ and music creators’ mental health in Scandinavia, with 1865 survey respondents. • Amongst our respondents, the average score was 6.511. A report by the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2018 suggested that 3% of the Danish population were ‘suffering’, 5.1% were ‘struggling’, and 91.9% were ‘thriving’. Our sample of Danish musicians and music creators found the following statistics: The findings for our respondents under the age of 40 are particularly stark: Overall, all groups in our sample are considerably more likely to be classified as ‘suffering’ or ‘struggling’, and considerably less likely to be classified as ‘thriving’ than those in the wider Danish population as per data from the Nordic Council of Ministers. Levels of anxiety are high amongst our sample: However, age is significant variable here: Gender is also a significant variable: Of those respondents who can be categorised as having abnormal anxiety, 61% of these considered music as their main career. This suggests, in line with other global studies, that the music career itself is a significant factor. |
| Keywords | Music Careers |
| Musicians Mental Health | |
| Musical Labour | |
| Anxiety | |
| Wellbeing | |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publisher | Danish Partnership for Sustainable Development in Music |
| Place of publication | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 28 Nov 2023 |
| Project | Musicians’ Mental Health: What Works, What Now? |
| Funder | KODA |
| File | License CC BY 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
| Web address (URL) | https://musiklivetspartnerskab.dk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Musgrave-Gross-Carney-2023-When-Music-Speaks-Part-1.pdf |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10169748 |