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

Autor(es)

Viana Sabino, Alini Danieli ^[1] ; Camargo, Cristielli M. ^[1] ; Chagas, Marcos Hortes N. ^[2] ; Osorio, Flavia L. ^{[1, 3]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto Med Sch, Dept Neurosci & Behav, Ribeirao Preto - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Ctr Biol & Hlth Sci, Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

^[3] Natl Inst Sci & Technol Translat Med INCT TM, CNPq, Brasilia, DF - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY; v. 9, JAN 25 2018.
• Citações Web of Science: 1

Resumo

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 response bias. Results: Musicians with high MPA were less accurate in the recognition of happiness (p = 0.04; d = 0.34), had increased response bias toward fear (p = 0.03), and increased response time to facial emotions as a whole (p = 0.02; d = 0.39). Conclusion: Musicians with high MPA displayed FER deficits that were independent of general anxiety levels and possibly of general cognitive capacity. These deficits may favor the maintenance and exacerbation of experiences of anxiety during public performance, since cues of approval, satisfaction, and encouragement are not adequately recognized. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 15/02848-2 - Ansiedade social e de performance musical: efeitos agudos da ocitocina e Ayahuasca na voz, no reconhecimento de expressões faciais e nos sintomas clínicos e cognitivos
• Beneficiário: Flávia de Lima Osório
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular