The psychological profile of a rock band: Using intellectual and personality measures with musicians

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 71-80

  Hernandez, Diane ^a,b   Russo, Stephen A ^a   Schneider, Barry A ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BASSIST; CONFLICT; CREATIVITY; DEPRESSION; DRUMMER; EMOTION; FAMILY; GUITARIST; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTERVIEW; LYRICIST; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; MUSICIAN; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; ROCK BAND; SELF CONTROL; VOCALIST; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

EID: 67849109527     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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