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Work Satisfaction Levels of Music Therapists in the United States: A Mixed Methods Analysis
Meadows, Anthony Eyre, Lillian Gollenberg, Audra
Meadows, Anthony
Eyre, Lillian
Gollenberg, Audra
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2022-03-01
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Music Therapy
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15845/voices.v22i1.3367
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This mixed methods study reports levels of work satisfaction of music therapistsworking in the United States. A total of 1,154 board-certified music therapists com-pleted a 28-question survey f ocused on their workplace, work, and professional de-velopment experiences, along with their levels of stress, burnout, and happiness.Two open-ended questions asked r espondents to r eflect on their identities as musictherapists. Composite work satisfaction scores were subsequently divided into quar-tiles, characterizing high, moderate, and low work satisfaction groups. Music thera-pists reporting high work satisfaction indicated significantly higher levels of positiveagreement with questions regarding work satisfaction than did music therapists re-porting moderate or low work satisfaction. Work satisfaction was a lso significantlyassociated with stress, burnout, and happiness. The profiles of music therapists re-porting high, moderate, and low work satisfaction were further connected t o theiridentities as music therapists, illuminating the characteristics of music therapistswho are thriving, those who are moderately s atisfied at work, and those who arestruggling. These profiles provide insights into the occupational wellbeing of the pro-fession.
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Meadows, A., Eyre, L., & Gollenberg, A. (2022). Work Satisfaction Levels of Music Therapists in the United States: A Mixed Methods Analysis. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v22i1.3367
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Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy (Voices), Vol. 22, No. 1
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