Abstract

The increasing performance and academic demands within the tertiary setting, in conjunction with perfectionistic behaviour and ruminative thinking, may contribute towards mental health difficulties among music students. The current study explored the relationship between perfectionism, rumination, mindfulness and mental health in music students. Using a cross-sectional survey design, 72 university music students participated in the study. According to their self-report mental health status, the participants were clustered into self-report mental health (n = 26) and no mental health (n = 46) groups. The results revealed that anxiety and depression were the most prominent mental health issues. Essential correlations between perfectionistic concerns and brooding rumination emerged in both groups; however, the participants from the no mental health group displayed significant inverse associations between perfectionism and mindfulness (Pursuit of Perfection and Non-judging of Inner Experiences; Concern over Mistakes and Non-judging of Inner Experiences) which were not evident among the participants from the self-report mental health group. Moreover, significantly higher scores of perfectionistic concerns, brooding and reflective rumination were found among participants from the self-report mental health group compared to those from the no mental health group. The results provide valuable insights into the mental health status of music students.

摘要

高等教育环境中不断增加的表现和学术要求，加上完美主义行为和反省思维，可能会导致音乐学生的心理健康困难。目前的研究探讨了音乐学生的完美主义、反思、正念和心理健康之间的关系。使用横断面调查设计，72 名大学音乐学生参与了这项研究。根据他们自我报告的心理健康状况，参与者被分为自我报告心理健康（n = 26）和无心理健康（n= 46) 组。结果显示，焦虑和抑郁是最突出的心理健康问题。在这两个群体中都出现了完美主义关注和深思熟虑之间的重要关联；然而，来自非心理健康组的参与者在完美主义和正念（追求完美和不评判内心体验；关注错误和不评判内心体验）之间表现出显着的反向关联，这在来自心理健康组的参与者中并不明显自我报告心理健康组。此外，与没有心理健康组的参与者相比，自我报告心理健康组的参与者在完美主义担忧、沉思和反省中的得分明显更高。