title: Development of a performance anxiety scale for music students.
abstract: In the present research, the Performance Anxiety Scale for Music Students (PASMS) was developed in three successive studies. In Study 1, the factor structure of PASMS was explored and three components were found: fear of stage (FES), avoidance (AVD) and symptoms (SMP). The internal consistency of the subscales of PASMS, which consisted of 27 items, varied between 0.89 and 0.91. The internal consistency for the whole scale was found to be 0.95. The correlations among PASMS and other anxiety-related measures were significant and in the expected direction, indicating that the scale has convergent validity. The construct validity of the scale was assessed in Study 2 by confirmatory factor analysis. After several revisions, the final tested model achieved acceptable fits. In Study 3, the 14-day test-retest reliability of the final 24-item version of PASMS was tested and found to be extremely high (0.95). In all three studies, the whole scale and subscale scores of females were significantly higher than for males.
authors: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Başkent University, Room F-412, Eskisehir Yolu 20 Km, Baglica Kampusu, 06530 Ankara, Turkey. Tel +90 312 246 66 66 -1646, fax +90 312 246 66 30. okanc@baskent.edu.tr.
authors: Okan Cem
authors: OC
authors: Çirakoğlu
authors: Gülce Çoskun
authors: GÇ
authors: Şentürk
mesh_terms: D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009146:Music / Q000523:psychology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D060805:Performance Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult