Abstract
The main objective of this study was to analyse the psychometric properties of the Polish adaptation of the
Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory – Revised (K -MPAI -R, Kenny, 2009) modified as the Kenny Performance
Anxiety Inventory (K -PAI) for a general population of individuals with experience in public performance in fields other
than music. Another aim was to test the factor structure of K -PAI on a Polish sample. We analysed the relationship
between the scores on K -PAI and general anxiety, depression, attentional control, the scores on the Behavioural Inhibition
Scale (BIS) and the Behavioural Activation Scale (BAS) and reward susceptibility. Participants (N = 586) completed
the questionnaires in a wider online study. The scores on K -PAI revealed a moderate to strong positive association
with different measures of anxiety, trait -anxiety in particular, and negative associations with attentional control and
susceptibility to reward. K -PAI scores were strongly associated with depression, but displayed no relationship with the
BAS or any of its sub -dimensions. These results generally replicated those obtained on the K -MPAI -R with Australian and
Peruvian musicians, indicating the cross -cultural validity of the K -MPAI -R and K -PAI. It is suggested that performance
anxiety develops on the basis of the biological predispositions and early negative experiences in performance contexts.
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