Achievement goals and performance anxiety in musicians and athletes

This research aims to explore the intricate connections between achievement goals as outlined in the 3x2 model and performance anxiety among musicians and athletes, with a special emphasis on gender variations. An online cross-sectional survey was administered to 210 individuals, aged 18 to 58 years (M = 24.88; SD = 8.77), comprising 48% men, with 51% being musicians and 49% athletes. The Achievement Goal Questionnaire for Sport (AGQ-S) and the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 Revised (CSAI-2R) were employed to evaluate achievement goals and performance anxiety, respectively.