Data_Sheet_1_Characterizing the Relationship Between the COVID-19 Pandemic and U.S. Classical Musicians' Wellbeing.PDF

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the economic and social wellbeing of communities worldwide. Certain groups have been disproportionately impacted by the strain of the pandemic, such as classical musicians. The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly harmed the classical music industry, silencing the world's concert halls and theaters. In an industry characterized by instability, a shock as great as COVID-19 may bring negative effects that far outlast the pandemic itself. This study investigates the wellbeing of classical musicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. 68 professional classical musicians completed a questionnaire composed of validated measures of future time horizons, emotional experience, social relationships, and life satisfaction. Findings show that feelings of loneliness had a significant negative association with other measures of wellbeing and were significantly mediated by increased social integration and perceived social support from colleagues, friends, and family. These findings help to characterize the present psychological, emotional, and social wellness of classical musicians in the United States, the first step toward mitigating the hazardous impacts of COVID-19 on this vulnerable group's mental health and wellness.

新冠疫情（COVID-19 pandemic）已对全球各地社区的经济与社会福祉造成毁灭性打击。部分群体受疫情冲击的程度尤为严重，古典音乐家群体便是典型代表。新冠疫情对古典音乐行业造成了重创，令全球范围内的音乐厅与剧院悉数停摆。古典音乐行业本就以稳定性不足为显著特征，新冠疫情这般巨大的冲击所引发的负面影响，或远较疫情本身更为持久。本研究聚焦新冠疫情期间古典音乐家的福祉状况，共有68名职业古典音乐家参与了问卷调查，问卷涵盖经过信效度检验的未来时间视野、情绪体验、社会关系及生活满意度相关测量维度。研究结果显示，孤独感与其他福祉指标呈显著负相关，且该关联可通过提升社交融入程度、获得来自同事、朋友与家人的感知社会支持得到显著中介。本研究结果有助于刻画美国古典音乐家当前的心理、情绪与社会福祉状态，为缓解新冠疫情对这一弱势群体心理健康与福祉的有害影响迈出了第一步。