Depressive symptoms among dance artists in South Korea: balance between self- and social identity on job value

Abstract

BackgroundThe balance between self- and social identity on job value of Korean dance artists, considered as performing artists, was measured to investigate the relationship between balance and depressive symptoms.MethodsData of 139 dance artists were analyzed for depressive symptoms assessed by their responses to questionnaires from the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CESD) translated into Korean. The balance score of each aspect of social identity compared to that of self-identity on job value was measured and classified as lower, equal, or higher. Following a graphical approach, we performed locally weighted scatterplot smoothing algorithm, simple linear regression, and quadric equation regression.ResultsThe mean of CESD was highest in the higher balance group and lowest in the lower balance group. There was a linear relationship between balance score and CESD regarding specific audience, unspecified audience, and unspecified public. Balance score showed no association with other aspects of social identity. In the balance score range of 1 or higher, it was associated with CESD with respect to artist colleague, unspecified audience, and unspecified public.ConclusionsDance artists should maintain a balance between self- and social identity in job value to prevent depressive symptoms.

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“…Fifth, self-employed workers were excluded from our study, and detailed information on their employment conditions was not collected. Future studies should investigate employment precariousness among selfemployed workers and its potential impact on their mental health in Korea (Kim et al, 2023b). Sixth, information on ethnicity and migration status was not collected.…”

“…Future studies should investigate employment precariousness among self-employed workers and its potential impact on their mental health in Korea (Kim et al. , 2023b ). Sixth, information on ethnicity and migration status was not collected.…”