Music Performance Anxiety Survey of 390 Japanese Musicians

Data Sheet 1_Music-related background and experience as correlates of music performance anxiety among Japanese musicians.docx contains survey data from 390 Japanese musicians aged 19–64 years. The dataset, authored by Sakie Takagi and last updated in May 2026, includes responses from 194 professional and 196 amateur musicians who completed online questionnaires measuring music performance anxiety.

Use Cases

• Analyzing associations between educational background and anxiety levels based on attendance at music-specialized schools.
• Modeling the relationship between lifetime performance experience and anxiety scores based on the survey data.
• Comparing anxiety measures between professional and amateur musician groups described in the study.
• Investigating demographic correlates of music performance anxiety within the Japanese cultural context mentioned.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 390 participants, providing a substantial sample size.
• Sample is diverse, covering musicians aged 19–64 and including both professional (194) and amateur (196) musicians.
• Uses validated instruments: the Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory-Revised and the Performance Anxiety Questionnaire.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Japanese sample.

Provenance

Source

Sakie Takagi via figshare

Collection Method

Online questionnaire survey

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-08 05:53:44; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Japan