How does music performance anxiety relate to other anxiety disorders?
Publication Date
2022-01Journal Title
Psychology of Music
ISSN
0305-7356
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Volume
50
Issue
1
Pages
204-217
Language
en
Type
Article
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Wiedemann, A., Vogel, D., Voss, C., & Hoyer, J. (2022). How does music performance anxiety relate to other anxiety disorders?. Psychology of Music, 50 (1), 204-217. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735620988600
Abstract
Music performance anxiety (MPA) is considered a social anxiety disorder
(SAD). Recent conceptualisations, however, challenge existing MPA
definitions, distinguishing MPA from SAD. In this study, we aim to
provide a systematic analysis of MPA interdependencies to other anxiety
disorders through graphical modelling and cluster analysis. Participants
were 82 music students (Mage=23.5 years, SD=3.4; 69.5% women) with
the majority being vocal (30.5%), string (24.4%) or piano (19.5%)
students. MPA was measured using the German version of the Kenny
Music Performance Anxiety Inventory (K-MPAI). All participants were
tested for anxiety-related symptoms using the disorder-specific anxiety
measures of the DSM-5, including agoraphobia (AG), generalised anxiety
disorder (GAD), panic disorder (PD), separation anxiety disorder (SEP),
specific phobia (SP), social anxiety disorder (SAD) and illness anxiety
disorder (ILL). We found no evidence of MPA being primarily connected
to SAD, finding GAD acted as a full mediator between MPA and any other
anxiety type. Our graphical model remained unchanged considering
severe cases of MPA only (K-MPAI≥105). By means of cluster analysis,
we identified two participant sub-groups of differing anxiety profiles.
Participants with pathological anxiety consistently showed more severe
MPA. Our findings suggest that GAD is the strongest predictor for MPA
amongst all major DSM-5 anxiety types.
Keywords
Articles, music performance anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, DSM-5, musicians
Identifiers
10.1177_0305735620988600
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735620988600
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/332564
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