AUTHOR=Juncos David G. , Heinrichs Glenn A. , Towle Philip , Duffy Kiera , Grand Sebastian M. , Morgan Matthew C. , Smith Jonathan D. , Kalkus Evan TITLE=Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Treatment of Music Performance Anxiety: A Pilot Study with Student Vocalists JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=Volume 8 - 2017 YEAR=2017 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00986 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00986 ISSN=1664-1078 ABSTRACT=
This study investigated the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as a treatment for music performance anxiety (MPA) in an uncontrolled pilot design. ACT is a newer, “third-wave” therapy that differs from previous MPA treatments, because its goal is not to reduce symptoms of MPA. Rather, ACT aims to enhance psychological flexibility in the presence of unwanted symptoms through the promotion of six core processes collectively known as the ACT “Hexaflex.” A small group of student vocalists (