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dc.contributor.authorRose, Dawn C.
dc.contributor.authorJones Bartoli, Alice
dc.contributor.authorHeaton, Pamela
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-05T00:11:05Z
dc.date.available2018-09-05T00:11:05Z
dc.date.issued2018-07-14
dc.identifier.citationRose , D C , Jones Bartoli , A & Heaton , P 2018 , ' Formal-informal musical learning, sex and musicians’ personalities ' , Personality and Individual Differences . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.07.015
dc.identifier.issn0191-8869
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/20510
dc.description.abstractResearch has suggested that differences in personality traits among western musicians, in comparison to the general population, may be related to gender. For example, studies suggest male classical musicians are more introverted than popular musicians, though female musicians may be more extroverted than population norms. Contemporary musical learning can be formal and/or informal, and changes in music education may have impacted upon traditional gender-based stereotypes. This study investigated similarities and differences between formal/informal musical learning, gender and musicians’ personalities. The sample included 275 musicians (87 female, mean age 40.2 years, range 19–81, learning duration > 6 years). The participants were either self-taught (n = 74), formally taught (n = 62), or a mixture of the two (n = 139). A comparison of two brief inventories (TIPI and BFI-10) provided reliability and validity. Contrary to previous research, no gender differences were found for the trait of Extraversion. Group differences according to formal/informal learning styles were apparent. Higher levels of Conscientiousness were associated with formal music learning. Overall musicians had higher levels of Openness to Experience than population norms. Further research will be required to understand whether this is an artifact of access and provision to music education, or a systematic personality difference among musicians.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofPersonality and Individual Differences
dc.subjectConscientiousness
dc.subjectCreativity
dc.subjectExtraversion
dc.subjectFormal/informal musical learning
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectMusicians
dc.subjectOpenness to experience
dc.subjectPersonality
dc.subjectGeneral Psychology
dc.titleFormal-informal musical learning, sex and musicians’ personalitiesen
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Psychology and Sports Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Life and Medical Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionPsychology of Movement
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.date.embargoedUntil2019-07-14
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rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1016/j.paid.2018.07.015
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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