THE OCCURRENCE OF PERFORMANCE ANXIETY AMONG MUSICIANS

被引:124
作者
WESNER, RB [1 ]
NOYES, R [1 ]
DAVIS, TL [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV IOWA,SCH MUS,IOWA CITY,IA 52242
关键词
Musicians; Performance anxiety;
D O I
10.1016/0165-0327(90)90034-6
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
A questionnaire was given to the students and faculty of the University of Iowa School of Music to learn about their experiences with and attitudes about performance anxiety. Forty-nine (16.5%) of the 302 respondents indicated that their musical performance was impaired by anxiety. Over 21% of the respondents indicated that they experienced marked distress while performing and 16.1% indicated that performance anxiety had adversely affected their carreers. Women more frequently reported distress and impairment due to performance anxiety than men. Age was not found to affect problems with performance anxiety. Poor concentration, rapid heart rate, tremor, sweating, and dry mouth were the most commonly reported anxious symptoms. Drug and alcohol use among this group of musicians was minimal. The findings suggest that performance anxiety is an important problem that may in some instances warrant medical treatment. © 1990.
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页码:177 / 185
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