ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
The influence of age and gender on self-assessment of piano competencies.
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Introduction: This study examined how pianists assess their own abilities in four areas: technical proficiency, musical understanding, expressive control, and presentation skills. Methods: Participants included piano students and professional pianists, all with at least ten years of experience. Results were compared across age and gender groups. The study involved 600 participants divided into three age groups: 13- to 15-year-olds (M = 14.2, SD = 2.01), 23- to 24-year-olds (M = 23.8, SD = 2.24), and 36- to 42-year-olds (M = 40.4, SD = 5.38). Data were collected using the Bem Sex-Role Inventory and a custom-designed piano competency questionnaire. The statistical significance of differences between men and women in their self-assessment of performance skills was then tested. Results and discussion: Among music college students (mean age 23.8 years)-the only group where a significant gender difference was found-men rated their technical skills higher than women did. The assessment of other subscales revealed no statistically significant differences between male and female piano players. Overall, the data do not support the idea that gender influences how pianists evaluate their own competencies. In contrast, age differences proved significant across all scales of piano competency (
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