Music performance anxiety: A study of anxiety predictors in higher education music students in Portugal

IF 1.3 3区教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

International Journal of Music Education Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI:10.1177/02557614241280040

Samuel Barros, Helena Marinho, Alex Bacadini França, Anabela Pereira

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Abstract

Music performance anxiety (MPA) affects young musicians, and especially those in higher music education, due to the evaluation and performance demands of this context and their professional and personal expectations, with implications for health and wellbeing. This study investigates the following predictors of anxiety: gender, age, performance experience, health problems, coping strategies and medication use, among Portuguese higher education music students. The Portuguese Music Performance Anxiety Scale (PoMPAS) was used to collect data ( N = 414). A Student’s t-test for independent samples was used to assess the extent to which MPA levels differ according to gender, and multiple linear regression was conducted to evaluate how age, performance experience, health problems, coping strategies and medication use influence the MPA levels of the sample. The results show that female participants display higher MPA scores than males. To varying degrees, all the factors above significantly impact participants’ MPA levels, as evaluated by the scale’s Behavioural/Emotional, Contextual/Physiological and Cognitive elements. The results of this study suggest that preventive orientation and health programmes could promote the wellbeing, and, consequently, decrease the MPA levels, of this group.

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音乐表演焦虑：葡萄牙高等音乐院校学生焦虑预测因素研究

音乐表演焦虑症（MPA）影响着年轻音乐家，尤其是高等音乐教育界的年轻音乐家，原因在于这种情况下的评估和表演要求以及他们的专业和个人期望，并对健康和幸福产生影响。本研究调查了葡萄牙高等音乐院校学生的以下焦虑预测因素：性别、年龄、表演经验、健康问题、应对策略和药物使用。研究采用葡萄牙音乐表演焦虑量表（PoMPAS）收集数据（414 人）。采用独立样本的学生 t 检验来评估不同性别的 MPA 水平差异程度，并进行多元线性回归来评估年龄、表演经验、健康问题、应对策略和药物使用如何影响样本的 MPA 水平。结果显示，女性参与者的 MPA 分数高于男性。根据量表的行为/情绪、情境/生理和认知要素的评估，上述所有因素都在不同程度上对参与者的 MPA 水平产生了重大影响。本研究的结果表明，预防导向和健康计划可以促进该群体的健康，从而降低其 MPA 水平。

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International Journal of Music Education Multiple-

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3.20

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Music Education (IJME) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the International Society for Music Education (ISME) four times a year. Manuscripts published are scholarly works, representing empirical research in a variety of modalities. They enhance knowledge regarding the teaching and learning of music with a special interest toward an international constituency. Manuscripts report results of quantitative or qualitative research studies, summarize bodies or research, present theories, models, or philosophical positions, etc. Papers show relevance to advancing the practice of music teaching and learning at all age levels with issues of direct concern to the classroom or studio, in school and out, private and group instruction. All manuscripts should contain evidence of a scholarly approach and be situated within the current literature. Implications for learning and teaching of music should be clearly stated, relevant, contemporary, and of interest to an international readership.