Problematic overstudying, Big Five personality, and music performance anxiety: associations with well-being and GPA.

ABSTRACT: Problematic overstudying is a compulsive and pathological overinvolvement in studying leading to harm and considerable functional impairments. It is conceptualized as "study addiction," a precursor to work addiction. It has been investigated within the addictive behaviours framework in general populations of students for over a decade. A previous study analysed the problem among young musicians as a particularly vulnerable group. It found some important differences in potential personality risk factors among music academy students compared to general populations of students and showed an important role of social anxiety. The current study aimed to validate these findings in a separate larger sample and extend them by investigating the role of music performance anxiety (MPA). The study was

SUBMITTER: Luszuk PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11370733 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature