The Relationshiop Between Musical Performance Anxiety, Healthy Lifestyle Factors, and Substance Use Among Young Adult Classical Musicians
Author | : Jung-Eun Park |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Performance anxiety |
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This study addressed the need for more research in an attempt to understand the extent to which perceived Musical Performance Anxiety (MPA) is related to health promoting lifestyle (HPL) as well as maladaptive coping behaviors such as substance abuse. Using a snowball technique and a self-administered online questionnaire, cross-sectional data were collected from the sample of 230 young adult classical musicians between the ages of 18 and 35 who had received intensive musical training from a professional institution. Within the total sample, 35.2% were male and 64.8% were female with the mean age of 27.24 years (SD 4.526). Every participant reported experiencing some degree of nervousness before performing in front of an audience. More specifically, the mean MPA score on the K-MPAI scale was 2.77 (SD=.98), suggesting a fairly moderate level of MPA in the sample. The sample also engaged in a health promoting lifestyle (HLP) somewhere between sometimes and often. There was no indication of frequent substance use among the sample. High MPA was positively correlated with total scores of substance use due to MPA (r = .327, p = .000). Moreover, high scores of MPA were negatively correlated with high total scores of 14PL (r = -.306, p = .000). Particularly, as MPA scores increased, the scores of spiritual growth and stress management decreased (r = -.445, p = .000; r = .391, p =.000, respectively). Females displayed significantly higher scores of MPA (t = -3.39, df = 228, p = .001), health responsibility (t = -2.64, df = 228, p =.009), and nutrition (t = -2.91, df = 228, p = .004) than their male counterparts. Multiple regression analysis revealed that a person with high MPA was more likely to be female, Caucasian, a substance user, and have multiple ways of coping, have a relatively low income, and less likely to engage in a healthy lifestyle. These variables accounted for 33.5% of the variance in MPA scores. These findings underscore the importance of providing health education and prevention/intervention for young classical musicians so that they can be equipped with various coping strategies to choose from, and prevent negative consequences early on in their lives and music careers.