Early harmonies, enduring echoes—how early life experiences and personality traits shape music performance anxiety
Ludivine Aubry, Mats B. Küssner · 2025
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Ludivine Aubry and Mats Küssner review why some musicians dread the stage, tracing performance anxiety back to early life and personality, in a 2024 mini-review. The condition, classed as a subtype of social anxiety, can cripple talented players. Its definitions vary across studies, and its causes stay tangled.
The authors sort the literature on formative experiences and traits, arguing the field under-studies three things. These are the weight of early events, how personality channels their effect, and the protective factors that shield some musicians. Knowing which childhoods and temperaments breed stage fright, they say, would let teachers and clinicians intervene earlier and tailor help, rather than treating anxiety only once it erupts on stage.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ludivine Aubry, Mats B. Küssner |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |