Relationship between flow and depression in Dominican musicians
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https://doi.org/10.47666/summa.8.1.2Keywords:
Depression, music, creativity, optimal experience, flow, mindfulnessAbstract
The present study aims to determine the relationship between optimal experience (flow) and depression in musicians from the Distrito Nacional. The study uses a non-experimental, cross-sectional design with a quantitative, correlational-causal approach. The sample consisted of 34 musicians from the National District. The instruments applied were the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-I) and the Flow Scale (García-Calvo et al., 2008, validated by Fernández, 2011). The results indicate that the level of optimal experience among musicians from the Distrito Nacional is high on both the overall scale and in the dimensions of interest, pleasure, and absorption. The majority of participants did not present depressive symptoms. No statistically significant correlation was found between optimal experience and depression. However, the characteristics of the population indicate that clinical relationships exist.
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