Music Performance Anxiety – prevalence and emotion processing

Ansprechpartnerin: Carolyn Vatheuer

Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) impairs performance quality and can restrict musicians to such an extent that they abandon their careers. It is necessary to learn more about the prevalence of MPA as well as important variables that could contribute to etiology and effects. This project will collect descriptive data on the occurrence of MPA in a broad range of musicians in Germany and investigate variables related to this construct. Additionally, the relationship between MPA and emotion recognition will be examined in more detail, as preliminary studies suggest deficits in the processing of facial expressions. Understanding more about these aspects could contribute to the development of new therapeutic methods.