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Mindfulness music training as a buffer against music performance anxiety: Emotional regulation and technical

Yunduo Li¹, Sarminah Samad², Muhammad Ramzan³

¹School of Art, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200441, China.

Acta Psychologica

|December 3, 2025

Abstract

Background:

Mindfulness music training may reduce music performance anxiety (MPA) and improve technical precision.

Methods:

In a multi-site randomized controlled trial (RCT) (N = 498) across Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chengdu, students were randomized 1:1 to mindfulness music training or an attention-matched control (music history/analysis seminars) for eight weeks.

Outcomes:

K-MPAI (MPA), ERQ-R (reappraisal), STAI-T (trait anxiety), and expert-rated technical precision. Two faculty raters were blind to allocation and wave; ICC(2,2) = 0.86 (95 % CI 0.82-0.89).

Results:

Training reduced MPA (β = -0.45, 95 % CI -0.58 to -0.32, p < .001) and improved technical precision (β = 0.25, 95 % CI 0.09-0.41, p = .002). Reappraisal increased (β = 0.50, 95 % CI 0.38-0.62, p < .001) and mediated anxiety reduction (indirect β = -0.22, 95 % CI -0.31 to -0.14). Trait anxiety moderated training effects on MPA (β_interaction = -0.20, 95 % CI -0.34 to -0.06, p = .005). The model explained R² = 0.50 (MPA) and 0.35 (precision).

Conclusions:

An 8-week, domain-integrated program produced practically meaningful improvements (~10 points on K-MPAI) and enhanced execution consistency. Findings support cautious curricular integration, pending replication.

Keywords:

Chinese conservatory students Emotion regulation Mindfulness music training Music performance anxiety Technical precision

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