SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2026
Mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions for music performance anxiety: a three-level meta-analysis of therapeutic effects, mechanisms, and boundary conditions.
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- The dual roles of social support and coping in music performance anxiety: a systematic review of evidence from music students and professional musicians.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- From Buddhist meditation to psychological well-being: an ethical-cultural training ecology model.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Music performance anxiety, sleep problems, and disordered eating: the role of performance and learning self-efficacy.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Music performance anxiety (MPA) can substantially impair musicians' learning, performance, and psychological functioning. Although mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions (MABIs) have shown promise for MPA, their pooled effects, boundary conditions, and mechanism-related commonalities remain insufficiently understood. Grounded in a dual-path explanatory framework emphasizing decentering and attentional reallocation, this study examined the effects of MABIs on anxiety-related outcomes and positive psychological functioning. Methods: A dual-track synthesis combining three-level meta-analysis and qualitative synthesis was conducted. Thirty-two independent studies ( Results: MABIs were associated with a moderate-to-large reduction in music performance-related anxiety outcomes (Hedges' Discussion: The findings suggest that MABIs may reduce anxiety and support adaptive psychological functioning among music performers. However, mechanism-related interpretations remain inferential because they are based on theoretical integration and qualitative evidence rather than direct mediation testing. Future research should use longitudinal designs, stronger control conditions, and multimodal physiological assessments to examine dose-response patterns and therapeutic pathways more directly. Systematic review registration: https://osf.io/7yr5s/overview, identifier osfregistrations-7yr5s-v1.
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