Music Therapists Job Satisfaction and Related Factors: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Five European Countries and Israel

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thae016" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thae016</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thae016" target="_blank" >10.1093/jmt/thae016</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Music Therapists Job Satisfaction and Related Factors: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Five European Countries and Israel

Original language description

Studies on the job satisfaction of music therapists are needed for the growth of the profession and their findings may help to improve the well-being of practitioners. The aim of this cross-sectional survey was to explore the levels of satisfaction of music therapists with their profession and to identify the factors influencing their job satisfaction in several countries where this topic is under researched (Israel, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Czech Republic, and Austria). Descriptive and inferential statistics of data obtained through an online survey of 439 practicing music therapists found the highest levels of job satisfaction were reported in Spain and the lowest levels were reported in Germany. We found significant correlations among job satisfaction, satisfaction with music therapy training, and satisfaction with the perceived status of the profession. Moreover, participants’ views on “what would need to change to improve their satisfaction” with their profession were divided into 3 categories (therapists-self, workplace, and country). Participants seemed to be highly satisfied with their profession, but less satisfied with interactions with other team members, and with the perceived status of the music therapy profession. There is an overarching need for all countries (including those where music therapy is legally established as a profession) to promote the profession inside and outside the practitioners’ work settings.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

JOURNAL OF MUSIC THERAPY

ISSN

0022-2917

e-ISSN

2053-7395

Volume of the periodical

61

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

22

Pages from-to

"364–385"

UT code for WoS article

001290536100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85212401667