Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) Capstone Projects
Document Type
Other
Date of this Version
8-2017
Abstract
This paper explores ways to enhance meaning at work for professional orchestra musicians, whose psychological needs include both the collective symphonic whole as well as individual mastery needs. An introduction to meaning and meaning in work is followed by a discussion of four pathways to enhance meaning at work for professional orchestra musicians. Finally, for each of the four pathways, initial interventions are proposed. In support of the research on meaning pathways and related psychological experiences of this population, a series of appendices review theoretical constructs from social science at the individual and group levels. Concluding the appendices is a discussion of social cognitive theory’s view of agency, which bolsters individual and collective pathways for orchestra musicians to find or create meaning at work.
Keywords
meaning, orchestra musicians, self-determination theory, identity and distinctiveness, social cognitive theory, agency
Topic
Meaning at Work
Format
Other Formats
Date Posted: 21 August 2017