Stage fright and styles of coping with stress among learners from music schools Cover Image

Trema a style radzenia sobie ze stresem uczniów szkół muzycznych
Stage fright and styles of coping with stress among learners from music schools

Author(s): Małgorzata Kuśpit, Weronika Wojtanowska
Subject(s): Music, Social psychology and group interaction, Cognitive Psychology, Neuropsychology, Sociology of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jana Kochanowskiego
Keywords: stage fright; stress; musical talent; well-being before performance;

Summary/Abstract: Te aim of the study was to determine the relationship between stage fright and coping with stress in case of musically-gifted students. Students attending music schools, covered by the special education program for gifted youth, were examined.Te studies used the Scale of Well Being of a Musician before the Performance and Questionnaire of Coping in Stressful Situations CISS. Statistically significant positive correlation between the task-focused style and the first factor of well-being that is positive thinking was recognized on the basis of the results. In contrast, the avoiding-focused style, observable in form of engaging in substitute activities, adversely correlates with positive thinking. Realistic assessment of the situation increases together with the rise of the task-focused style.

  • Issue Year: 27/2016
  • Issue No: 27
  • Page Range: 181-206
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish