This statistic shows the ways independent music makers who have ever experienced stress, anxiety or depression in relation to their music creation self-medicate worldwide as of April 2019. The data reveals that the majority of independent musicians who have ever suffered from mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and/or depression in relation to their work have used alcohol to self-medicate, and 50 percent used drugs to treat their symptoms.
Ways independent music makers who have ever experienced stress, anxiety or depression in relation to their music creation self-medicate worldwide as of April 2019
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*The full sample amounted to 1,489 independent music makers worldwide. All were asked 'Have you ever experienced any negative emotions such as stress, anxiety and/or depression in relation to your music creation?' Those who answered 'yes' amounted to 73 percent.
Respondents answering yes were then asked 'Have you ever self-medicated due to negative emotions such as stress, anxiety and/or depression in relation to your music creation?' The sources notes that about one out of two (51 percent) said that they had self-medicated for these reasons. That group was then asked 'In what way have you self-medicated?'
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The 73 Percent. (April 26, 2019). Ways independent music makers who have ever experienced stress, anxiety or depression in relation to their music creation self-medicate worldwide as of April 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013506/independent-musicians-mental-health-self-medicating-worldwide/
The 73 Percent. "Ways independent music makers who have ever experienced stress, anxiety or depression in relation to their music creation self-medicate worldwide as of April 2019." Chart. April 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013506/independent-musicians-mental-health-self-medicating-worldwide/
The 73 Percent. (2019). Ways independent music makers who have ever experienced stress, anxiety or depression in relation to their music creation self-medicate worldwide as of April 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013506/independent-musicians-mental-health-self-medicating-worldwide/
The 73 Percent. "Ways Independent Music Makers Who Have Ever Experienced Stress, Anxiety or Depression in Relation to Their Music Creation Self-medicate Worldwide as of April 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013506/independent-musicians-mental-health-self-medicating-worldwide/
The 73 Percent, Ways independent music makers who have ever experienced stress, anxiety or depression in relation to their music creation self-medicate worldwide as of April 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013506/independent-musicians-mental-health-self-medicating-worldwide/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Ways independent music makers who have ever experienced stress, anxiety or depression in relation to their music creation self-medicate worldwide as of April 2019 [Graph], The 73 Percent, April 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013506/independent-musicians-mental-health-self-medicating-worldwide/