Facial Recognition of Happiness Is Impaired in Musicians with High Music Performance Anxiety.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Music performance anxiety (MPA) can be defined as a lasting and intense apprehension connected with musical performance in public. Studies suggest that MPA can be regarded as a subtype of social anxiety. Since individuals with social anxiety have deficits in the recognition of facial emotion, we hypothesized that musicians with high levels of MPA would share similar impairments.

Objective

The aim of this study was to compare parameters of facial emotion recognition (FER) between musicians with high and low MPA.

Methods

150 amateur and professional musicians with different musical backgrounds were assessed in respect to their level of MPA and completed a dynamic FER task. The outcomes investigated were accuracy, response time, emotional intensity, and resp

SUBMITTER: Sabino ADV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5810303 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature