Anxiety Sensitivity and Performance Anxiety in College Music Students

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-125
Author(s):  
Hugh Stephenson ◽  
Nicholas F Quarrier
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Performance Anxiety ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Music Students ◽  
Future Research ◽  
College Level ◽  
Sensitivity Report ◽  
College Music ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Fear Of Bodily Sensations

The role of individual differences in anxiety sensitivity was explored in a sample of 67 college-level music students. Individuals high in anxiety sensitivity report greater fear of bodily sensations. Although developed in research on panic disorder, anxiety sensitivity was hypothesized to predict performance anxiety. Anxiety sensitivity was found to predict performance anxiety and was a better predictor than trait anxiety. Overall, anxiety sensitivity was a better predictor of performance anxiety in women than men, and sensitivity to cognitive symptoms was a better predictor of performance anxiety than sensitivity to physiologic symptoms for both men and women. Gender differences emerged in the patterns of anxiety sensitivity, with men having stronger associations between fears of cognitive dyscontrol and performance anxiety than women, while women alone had associations between fears of cardiovascular and respiratory symptoms and performance anxiety. Those highest in anxiety sensitivity were found also to report less enjoyment while playing and more pain. Suggestions for future research are made, and implications for treatment programs are explored.

Social Support and Performance Anxiety of College Music Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Schneider ◽  
Kris Chesky
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Performance Anxiety ◽  
Music Students ◽  
Music Majors ◽  
Analog Scale ◽  
College Music ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Measures Of Performance

This study characterized perceived social support and performance anxiety of college music students, compared characteristics to those of non-music majors, and explored the relationships between social support and performance anxiety. Subjects (n = 609) completed a questionnaire that included demographics, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and visual analog scale measures of performance anxiety. Results showed that music majors perceived significantly lower levels of social support from significant others when compared to non-music majors. Perceived social support was significantly correlated with measures of performance anxiety. Students with greater perceived social support reported less frequent anxiety and lower levels of impact of anxiety on ability to perform. These findings may have practical implications for schools of music and conservatories.

Setting the Foundation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Paola Savvidou
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Sleep Deprivation ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Performance Anxiety ◽  
Musculoskeletal Injuries ◽  
Music Students ◽  
Performing Arts Medicine ◽  
National Surveys ◽  
And Performance

This chapter provides an overview of wellness theories, along with a profile of the challenges facing music students today, and a brief background of performing arts medicine. The multidimensional nature of wellness is introduced as the basis for the explorations that follow in this book. The top impediments to academic performance faced by college students are identified and grounded in national surveys and research. Some of these challenges include stress, anxiety, sleep deprivation, and depression. A discussion specific to music students points to additional challenges, such as performance-related musculoskeletal injuries, isolation, competition, and performance anxiety. The toolkit at the end of the chapter provides eight assessments for each dimension of wellness.

Development and evaluation of two brief group interventions for music performance anxiety in community musicians

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dianna T. Kenny ◽  
Naomi Halls
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Music Performance ◽  
Performance Anxiety ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Group Interventions ◽  
Empirically Supported Treatment ◽  
Music Performance Anxiety ◽  
Performance Quality ◽  
And Performance

This study presents the development, administration and evaluation of two brief group interventions for music performance anxiety (MPA) aimed at reducing anxiety and improving performance quality. A cognitive behavioural therapy intervention was developed based on an existing empirically-supported treatment Chilled (Rapee et al., 2006), focusing on cognitive, physiological and behavioural symptoms. The second treatment, anxiety sensitivity reduction, targeted primarily physiological symptoms and included relaxation strategies. Interventions were administered in a workshop format over one day with four intervention sessions, preceded by a pedagogic practice skills session that functioned as a control/placebo intervention. A quasi-experimental group randomization design compared the interventions in a heterogeneous sample of community musicians. Sixty-eight participants completed measures of trait anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, depression, and MPA. Participants performed four times (pre- and post-placebo, post-treatment and follow-up) and were assessed for state anxiety and performance quality at each performance. Results indicated that both interventions offered moderately significant gains for the musicians: anxiety was reduced and performance quality improved after each intervention and changes were maintained at follow-up. Anxiety sensitivity reduction showed a trend to exceed the CBT-based interventions, but a larger, higher-powered study is needed to confirm this advantage.

Physical Activity Helps to Control Music Performance Anxiety

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sérgio F Rocha ◽  
Moacir Marocolo ◽  
Elisangela NV Corrêa ◽  
Gledys SG Morato ◽  
Gustavo R da Mota
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Music Performance ◽  
Performance Anxiety ◽  
Regular Physical Activity ◽  
Musical Performance ◽  
Music Students ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Music Performance Anxiety ◽  
College Music

We evaluated if regular physical activity could influence musical performance anxiety (MPA) in college music students. Levels of MPA, as measured with the Kenny MPA Inventory, and a survey about the physical activity habits were obtained from 87 students of music. The results showed that physically active musicians had lower MPA scores (p<0.05) than non-active ones, independent of gender. We conclude that there is an association between physical activity and minor MPA, and studies with a longitudinal design should be done to explore this important issue.

Intolerance of Uncertainty as a Predictor of Performance Anxiety and Robustness of Sport Confidence in University Student-Athletes

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Robinson ◽  
Mark Freeston
Keyword(s):  
Performance Anxiety ◽  
Intolerance Of Uncertainty ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Direct Effects ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Negative Beliefs ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
University Athletes

A growing body of research has provided evidence for intolerance of uncertainty (IU)—a dispositional characteristic resulting from negative beliefs about uncertainty and its implications—as a possible transdiagnostic maintaining factor across a range of anxiety disorders. No studies have yet examined IU in performance anxiety in sport. The purpose of the present investigation, therefore, was to investigate the relationship between IU and performance anxiety in sport. Participants included 160 university athletes (51% female) who completed measures of IU, performance anxiety, and robustness of sport confidence. Regression analyses revealed that the inhibitory dimension of IU and robustness of sport confidence were significant predictors of performance anxiety. A simple mediation model was also tested and suggested indirect and direct effects of inhibitory IU on performance anxiety symptoms through robustness of sport confidence. Implications of these findings for researchers and practitioners and directions for future research are discussed.

Relationships Among Meditation, Perfectionism, Mindfulness, and Performance Anxiety Among Collegiate Music Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank M. Diaz
Keyword(s):  
Music Performance ◽  
Performance Anxiety ◽  
Music Students ◽  
Trait Mindfulness ◽  
Music Performance Anxiety ◽  
Lower Performance ◽  
The Past ◽  
Socially Prescribed Perfectionism ◽  
Collegiate Level ◽  
And Performance

I examined the use of meditation practices among collegiate-level musicians ( N = 255), along with the degree to which these practices contributed to music performance anxiety (MPA) when controlling for trait perfectionism and trait mindfulness. Findings indicated that approximately 48% of the participants sampled had engaged in meditation during the past 6 months and that, holding mindfulness and perfectionist traits constant, participants who meditated at least weekly tended to report less MPA. Additionally, higher trait mindfulness predicted lower performance anxiety, whereas higher self-oriented as well as socially prescribed perfectionism predicted higher MPA scores. The type of meditation participants engaged in did not seem to significantly affect performance anxiety.

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