Prolonged performance-related neuroendocrine activation and perseverative cognition in low- and high-anxious university music students

Music performance anxiety (MPA) has been defined as “the experience of marked and persistent anxious apprehension related to musical performance […] which is manifested through combinations of affective, cognitive, somatic and behavioral symptoms.” (Kenny, 2010, p. 433). MPA is a major issue for musicians, especially music students (Kaspersen a nd Gotestam, 2002; Patston, 2014). For instance, one third of students of Swiss music universities considered MPA to be a problem, and two thirds expressed the need to receive more support in order to cope better with MPA (Studer et al., 2011).

Source: Psychoneuroendocrinology - May 14, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Patrick Gomez, Carole Nielsen, Regina K. Studer, Horst Hildebrandt, Petra L. Klumb, Urs M. Nater, Pascal Wild, Brigitta Danuser Source Type: research