Abstract
The purpose of this study was to develop the Pre-music Performance Anxiety Scale (PPAS). Participants were Japanese music majors at colleges. Results of exploratory factor analysis indicated that the PPAS consisted of two factors, i.e., "Anxiety for the Quality of Performance" and "Anxiety for Performing". Adequate internal consistency of the PPAS was demonstrated by Cronbachʼs alpha. Confirmatory factor analysis using structural equation modeling demonstrated sufficient validity of the two-factor model of the PPAS. Additionally, the PPAS score was positively correlated to the scores of Agari tendencies, depressive tendencies, and sensory-processing sensitivity respectively, and was negatively correlated to self-esteem. These findings indicated that the PPAS had adequate reliability and validity.
