Journal of Depression and Anxiety
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Ana Elisa Medeiros Barbar

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  Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory (KMPAI): Transcultural Adaptation for Brazil and Study of Internal Consistency
  Author(s): Ana Elisa Medeiros Barbar, Jose Alexandre de Souza Crippa and Flávia de Lima OsorioAna Elisa Medeiros Barbar, Jose Alexandre de Souza Crippa and Flávia de Lima Osorio
  
  Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) is defined as an anxious condition, when directly related to solo or group musical performance, and for any instrument, singing included. The assessment of MPA is a challenge to researchers and clinical professionals involved with this disorder. Many instruments are available to assess MPA, but mostly of these instruments are available only in English. Objective: to report the process of cross-cultural validation of the Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory (KMPAI) for Brazil and to describe the study of internal consistency in a Brazilian musicians sample (230 amateur and professional musicians; 58.3% females; 39.17 years mean age). Methods/ Results: the translation was carried out through a rigorous process of translation, backtranslation and face validity. The internal consistency was evaluated with the Cronbach’s alpha, and.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1044.1000167

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