Copyright

Ana Butković

Published On

2024-06-20

Page Range

pp. 305–322

Language

  • English

Print Length

18 pages

14. The Personality of Music Students with Diverse Vocal and Instrumental Skills

Chapter of: Psychological Perspectives on Musical Experiences and Skills: Research in the Western Balkans and Western Europe (pp. 305–322)

This chapter presents the results of a study that examined personality differences in a sample of music students (N = 246) with diverse vocal and instrumental skills. Personality data, measured with the Big Five Inventory (BFI), from voice, keyboard, string, and wind instrument students of the Academy of Music in Zagreb were analysed. The results indicate personality differences between different job specialisations among musicians, but they also suggest that the differences are limited to one personality trait, Openness. Individual differences in the other four personality traits were not found across music student groups.

Contributors

Ana Butković

(author)
Associate Professor at University of Zagreb
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8709-8092

Ana Butković obtained her BA degrees in flute and psychology, then MA and PhD in psychology at the University of Zagreb, where she currently works as an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology. She teaches mandatory and elective courses in the field of differential psychology. She participated in establishing the Regional Network Psychology and Music (RNPaM). She has published scientific papers on different topics, such as behaviour genetics, personality, intelligence, and the psychology of music.