A team of researchers have reviewed creatives’ decisions during Covid-enforced lockdowns in Germany to determine what could influence career choices during another lockdown period.
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Career decisions in artistic professions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany—an experimental study (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the professional situation in artistic professions. Repeated lockdowns resulted in the cancellation of cultural events and exacerbated economic challenges, depriving artists and people working in the culture industry of their primary source of income. Such drastic conditions could lead to important professional decisions, including career changes.
This study aimed to determine the factors that could influence career decisions among artistic professionals during a second pandemic lockdown period in Germany. To examine whether health concerns or financial struggles are more important in shaping artistic professionals’ decisions to change or stay in their profession, a vignette experiment was conducted in an online survey (n = 788) in the winter of 2020–2021...Keep reading on Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.