- 作者：Ana Elisa Medeiros Barbar ; Jos茅 Alex ; re de Souza Crippa ; Fl谩via de Lima Os贸rio
- 关键词：Musicians ; Anxiety ; Performance ; Comorbidity ; Depression
- 刊名：Journal of Affective Disorders
- 出版年：January, 2014
- 年：2014
- 卷：152-154
- 期：Complete
- 页码：381-386
- 全文大小：245 K
ss="h4">Background
Musical performance anxiety (MPA) refers to persistent and distressing apprehension associated with performing to an audience. Our objective was to assess the presence of MPA and other psychopathologies in musicians and find correlations between socio-demographic and clinical variables.ss="h4">Methods
We assessed 230 musicians using self-rated instruments whose results were statistically compared. The logistic regression was used to check for predictors of MPA.
ss="h4">Results
24% of musicians had MPA indicators, 19% had indicators of social anxiety, and 20% of depression. These figures were even higher in the comparison between professional and amateur musicians, where the rates were doubled. In the logistic regression, gender and professional status did not predict MPA, but did predict social anxiety (OD=3.22; p=0.006) and depression (OD=3.87; p=0.003).
ss="h4">Conclusions
We conclude that there is a high rate of psychiatric indicators among musicians, who have been dealing not only with difficulties inherent to their occupation, but also with under-recognized comorbidities with the potential to affect their personal and professional life in specific, poorly investigated ways.
ss="h4">Limitations
It should be noted that our results must be interpreted with caution as we used screening and not diagnostic instruments, and because of the fact that our sample was restricted to the Brazilian context. Also, the role of temperamental features that could have a positive association with the condition of musician鈥攁nd therefore minimize performance anxiety鈥攃ould have been explored in order to provide a deeper understanding of the topic.