“You are not alone when it comes to performance anxiety.”

Jordet (2009) linked the career significance of success and failure, with continuous analysis of their performance to the intensified competitive stress among elite athletes. For example, international English football players failure at penalty shootouts in major tournaments due to misguided self-regulation strategies.

Frederic Chopin once said, “I am not fitted to give concerts. The audience intimidates me. I feel choked by its breath, paralysed by its curious glances, struck dumb by all those strange faces.”

Willis et al., (2018) suggested that classical musicians and elite athletes are constantly under the spotlight to perform at the highest level in a pressurised environment, no matter they are on the stage playing the piano, or on a pitch kicking a ball. Both endure the pressure of rigorous practice and training for improvement and perfection/performance.

“Help the next athlete and musician facing performance anxiety of important events.”

I am a performance musician and kind of athlete who understands the anxiety and psychological stress leading up to and during a performance or competition. My graduation thesis discusses the psychological aspects of athletes and musicians in the face of competition and performance anxiety.

How you can help…

I am a performance musician and kind of athlete who understands the anxiety and psychological stress leading up to a performance or competition and during it. Your participation will not only provide you an opportunity to evaluate the type of emotions, beliefs and behaviour that can have an impact on your performance or competition, as well as providing valuable information for other athletes and musicians facing and coping with the psychological anxiety of these important events.

If you are

Professional athletes/amateur athletes (football player, weightlifter, triathlete, athletics, etc.) who will participate in a competition or game
Musical instrument players, musicians, upcoming performances or competitions

All of the above must be at least 18 years old

If you are interested

Welcome to fill out the three questionnaires using the following URL

Thank you

Your participation also provides you an opportunity to evaluate the type of emotions, beliefs and behaviour that could impact your performance or competition and become beneficial for future events.

Step 1:

If you are either;

a) Professional athletes/amateur athletes (football player, weightlifter, triathlete, athletics, etc.) who will participate in a competition or game.

b) Musical instrument players, musicians, upcoming performances or competitions.

…. and at least 18 years old.

Please complete the following using the links below;

Part 1: Participants Information Sheet-Consent Form;

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S6578BH

Part 2: Participant Basic Information Survey information;

A) Athletes Demographic Information

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RQH2LXS

B) Musicians Demographics Information

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RQBCYYV

Part 3: The questionnaires

A) Athletes Competition Time Point 1-Month before competition One month before the competition

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RQPTPWX

B) Musicians Performance Time Point 1 – Month before performance One month before the show

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RQZ7M3T

Sincerely appreciate your assistance.

Have a good Day

Sincerely yours,

Vivien Yin-Wei Huang

References:

Jordet, G. (2009). Why do English players fail in soccer penalty shootouts? A study of team status, self-regulation, and choking under pressure. Journal of Sports Sciences, 27, 97-106. https://doi.org/ 10.1080/02640410802509144

Willis, S., Woolridge, B. & Mellick, M. (2018). How musicians and athletes could learn from each other when it comes to coping with stress. The conversation, academic rigour, journalist flair. Retrieved from

https://theconversation.com/how-musicians-and-athletes-could-learn-from-each-other-when-it-comes-to-coping-with-stress-90255. [accessed on 12 January 2019]