ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
The moderating roles of a "growth mindset" and psychological flexibility on performance anxiety in violin learners.
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Background: Music performance anxiety (MPA), a common situational anxiety subtype, impairs motor execution and stress response in high-stakes violin learning, a context with rigorous technical and evaluative demands. This cross-sectional non-interventional human subject research strictly followed standardized ethical review protocols. Objectives: This study explored the correlations of growth mindset (GM, cognitive) and psychological flexibility (PF, emotional regulatory) with MPA, examining PF's moderating effect and gender differences in their anxiety-mitigating pathways. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 306 Chinese university violin learners used validated scales to assess GM, PF, and MPA. Data analyses included correlation and hierarchical regression modeling, with gender as a stratification variable. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was additionally conducted to verify construct validity; average variance extracted (AVE), composite reliability (CR), and discriminant validity indices were reported to supplement exploratory factor analysis (EFA) results. Harman's single-factor test was performed to statistically detect common method bias. Results: GM and PF both negatively correlated with MPA ( Conclusion: GM and PF are key protective factors for situational performance anxiety in skill learning, with a synergistic cognitive-emotional interaction. Findings extend anxiety coping research and provide actionable gender-responsive cognitive-emotional intervention strategies for skill-learning populations. All interpretations are limited to correlational associations rather than causal causal inferences given the cross-sectional design.
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