The Likert scale section is the heart of the MPADQ. Rather than asking open-ended questions, it presents you with 157 declarative statements about your musical life, emotional patterns, relationships, and physical experiences. For each statement you choose from a six-point scale — from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree, plus a N/A option. When you finish, the system uses your 157 responses to compute scores across two broad categories and 24 sub-categories of music performance anxiety.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/ijmeisner/einerlei/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
What Is a Likert Scale?
A Likert scale measures attitudes and perceptions by asking respondents to rate their agreement with a prepared statement rather than answering in free text. The numbered options are mapped to a consistent scoring range, which makes it possible to average responses across many questions and compare results between respondents. The MPADQ uses a 1–5 agreement scale plus a dedicated N/A option (value 6) for statements that do not apply to your situation.Answer Scale
Every question offers exactly six choices:| Value | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Strongly Disagree |
| 2 | Disagree |
| 3 | Neutral |
| 4 | Agree |
| 5 | Strongly Agree |
| 6 | N/A |
Page Layout and Navigation
The 157 questions are presented 10 per page, producing 15 full pages followed by a final page containing the remaining 7 questions (16 pages total). Each page works as follows:Read each statement
Each statement is displayed with its six radio-button options labelled Strongly Disagree through Strongly Agree and N/A.
Select your answer
Click one radio button per statement. All 10 statements on the page must be answered before you can advance — the browser enforces the
required attribute on every input.Click Next (or Submit on the last page)
Pages 1–15 show a Next button. The final page shows a Submit button. Clicking either triggers the async save described below, then either loads the next page or redirects you to
/finish/.Answers are saved asynchronously via a jQuery
$.post request to questionSubmit.php the moment you click Next or Submit. Your answers for completed pages are permanently stored before the next page appears — if your browser crashes or you close the tab mid-quiz, any pages you already advanced past are safely recorded in the database.Scoring Notes
Inverse-Scored Questions
Some questions are flaggedscore_inversely = true in the database. For these questions the numeric value you choose is flipped before storage so that the direction of all scores is consistent across a sub-category. For example, a statement like “I am a confident performer” is scored normally (Agree = higher score), while “I am easily distractible” is scored inversely (Agree = lower score). You do not need to do anything differently — the server handles the conversion automatically.
Dual Sub-Category Membership
Some questions belong to two sub-categories simultaneously (sub_category_id1 and sub_category_id2 in the LikertQuestion table). A single response to such a question contributes to the averages of both sub-categories independently.
The N/A Rule
Answering N/A (value 6) on a question excludes that question from the sub-category average. However, if more than the minimum required number of questions in a sub-category are answered N/A, the entire sub-category is marked N/A and excluded from the broad category average. The threshold depends on sub-category size: sub-categories with only 2 questions require at least 1 non-N/A answer; all others require at least 2.Data Storage
Answers are stored in theLikertAnswer table. The raw 1–5 answer is converted to a 0–100 percentage scale before being written:
questionSubmit.php:
| Selected value | Stored value (normal) | Stored value (inverse) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 — Strongly Disagree | 0 | 100 |
| 2 — Disagree | 25 | 75 |
| 3 — Neutral | 50 | 50 |
| 4 — Agree | 75 | 25 |
| 5 — Strongly Agree | 100 | 0 |
| 6 — N/A | 6 | 6 |
The 24 Sub-Categories
Questions are organized into 2 broad categories containing 24 sub-categories in total.Symptomatology (sub-categories 1–3)
Symptomatology (sub-categories 1–3)
The Symptomatology broad category captures the direct, observable manifestations of performance anxiety — the symptoms you experience before and during a performance.
| # | Sub-Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Physical Symptoms |
| 2 | Cognitive Symptoms |
| 3 | Behavioral Symptoms |
Contributing Factors (sub-categories 4–24)
Contributing Factors (sub-categories 4–24)
The Contributing Factors broad category covers the underlying personal, relational, and psychological dimensions that research has linked to the development and severity of performance anxiety.
| # | Sub-Category |
|---|---|
| 4 | Student-Teacher Relationship |
| 5 | Sense of Belonging at School/Career |
| 6 | Generalized Anxiety and Stress |
| 7 | Perfectionism and Self-Criticism |
| 8 | Self-Concept of Performance Ability and Confidence |
| 9 | Self-Esteem |
| 10 | Self-Concept of Long-Term Stakes |
| 11 | Personal Support Structure in People and Activities |
| 12 | Security, Happiness and Support in Romantic Relationships |
| 13 | Physical and Emotional Health |
| 14 | Spiritual and/or Religious Support System and/or Beliefs |
| 15 | Feelings of Being Out-of-Control |
| 16 | Controlling Personality and Competitiveness |
| 17 | Self-Concept of Anxiety |
| 18 | Self-Concept of Focus |
| 19 | Self-Concept of Musical and/or Performance Preparation |
| 20 | Conflict Resolution Inclination |
| 21 | Introversion |
| 22 | General Negativity |
| 23 | Personal Drive/Motivation |
| 24 | The Audition Factor |
Sample Questions by Category
The following examples are drawn fromlikertScaleQuestions.txt to illustrate the range and tone of questions you will encounter:
Physical Symptoms
“My heart is races when I perform."
"I sweat because of anxiety when I perform."
"My throat gets dry because of anxiety during performances.”
"I sweat because of anxiety when I perform."
"My throat gets dry because of anxiety during performances.”
Cognitive Symptoms
“I imagine the worst when anticipating a performance."
"I have trouble staying focused when anticipating a performance."
"I am more critical of myself than usual when a performance is imminent.”
"I have trouble staying focused when anticipating a performance."
"I am more critical of myself than usual when a performance is imminent.”
Behavioral Symptoms
“Anxiety affects the amount of practicing I do."
"I often want to cancel or reschedule my performances because of anxiety."
"My relationships are affected by my anxiety.”
"I often want to cancel or reschedule my performances because of anxiety."
"My relationships are affected by my anxiety.”
Contributing Factors (sample)
“I consider myself to be a perfectionist."
"I believe that a higher power is looking out for me."
"I am a confident performer.”
"I believe that a higher power is looking out for me."
"I am a confident performer.”
What Happens After You Submit
Clicking Submit on the final page sends the last batch of answers toquestionSubmit.php and then redirects your browser to /finish/, where your scores are computed and displayed immediately.