Journal article
Motivation to pursue a career in music: The role of social constraints in university music programs
Peter Miksza, Paul Evans, Gary E McPherson
Psychology of Music | SAGE Publications | Published : 2021
Abstract
The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to describe university music students’ perceptions of competitiveness, perfectionism, and teacher control in conservatory-style learning environments, and (2) to test a theoretical model of a network of relationships among perceptions of competitiveness, perfectionism, teacher control, quality of motivation, and intentions to pursue a career in music. Participants were undergraduate and graduate music majors from schools of music in the Midwestern United States and Australia. Results revealed that commitment to a career in music was strong, autonomous motivation orientations were more strongly endorsed than controlled motivation orientations, report..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was funded by the Australian Government through an Australian Research Council (grant number DP150103330). This study is part of a larger study funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Project (DP-150103330) held by the first, second, and third authors.