Experience and performance type modify anticipatory stress in musicians

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ID21511902
AutoresJay Campisi (0000-0003-2429-4544, Regis University, autor de correspondencia), Alex Guy (Regis University), Christa Foss (Regis University), Feruth Kidane (Regis University), Greco (0000-0002-3664-8613, Regis University), Sara Greco (Regis University), Whitney Szeliga (Regis University), Allyson Spence (Regis University), Allyson L Spence (0000-0002-9088-166X, Regis University)
Año2024
Volumen52
Número5
Páginas519-532
Fecha de publicación2024-09-01
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychology of Music (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0305-7356 • E-ISSN: 1741-3087
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/03057356231212384
OpenAlexW4389393024
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas65

We examined the anticipatory stress response in musicians before a day of rehearsal and a concert and examined if experience levels modulated physiological and perception of stress responses. Twenty members of a professional orchestra had their heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP), and galvanic skin response/conductance (GSR) measured as well as self-assessment of their anxiety surrounding their performance. HR was significantly elevated prior to a concert (87 bpm) compared with a rehearsal (80 bpm), whereas no differences were observed for BP. GSR responses prior to a concert were significantly elevated in less experienced musicians compared with their more experienced peers and a significant inverse correlation was also found between years of experience and GSR responses. Similarly, musicians with greater experience reported on average less perceived somatic anxiety during the concert and a significant inverse correlation was found between years of experience and perceived somatic anxiety. These results suggest that the type of performance and the experience level of the musician modulates anticipatory stress responses. Further understanding of the role of anticipatory stress in musicians could have a number of practical benefits

Anxiety · Audiology · Blood pressure · Developmental psychology · Heart rate · Perception · Psychiatry · Skin conductance · Somatic anxiety · Clinical Psychology · Diverse Music Education Insights · Medicine · Music Therapy and Health · Neuroscience · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Psychology · Internal Medicine