Frontiers in Psychology | Performance Science

Original Research

Accepted on 28 Jan 2026

Associations between social support and help-seeking intention regarding music performance anxiety among Chinese music students: mediation via resilience and self-compassion

in Performance Science

Jian Sun
Lijuan Zhong
Xuan Zhou
Zhan Li
Qian Liu
Yanchang Liu

Frontiers in Psychology

Original Research

Published on 28 Jan 2026

Sex differences in music performance anxiety: the role of self/other-scrutiny and self-efficacy

in Performance Science

Hua Wu
Zhen Li
Jian Sun

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1746532

387 views

Perspective

Accepted on 27 Jan 2026

Goal Setting for Thriving and Sustainable Success in the Performing Arts: Taking Inspiration from Nature

in Performance Science

Veronika J. Lubert
Lilian Peters

Frontiers in Psychology

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Constructing college students’ musical cultural identity and self-confidence under cross-regional cultural integration: an integrative study based on cultural connections and multicultural experiences

in Performance Science

Xiong Huijing
Hou Yunlong
Liang Yuyao
Cao Xinyi

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1674065

311 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Jan 2026

A virtual reality test to evaluate dismounted soldiers’ cognitive and psychomotor performance in an operationally relevant setting

in Performance Science

Matthijs Koedijk
Annemarie Landman
Charelle Bottenheft
Yvonne M. Fonken
Olaf Binsch

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1540936

484 views

Original Research

Accepted on 23 Jan 2026

Perceptual-Cognitive Skills in Talent Development Environments: A Survey of Academy Football Coaches in the United Kingdom

in Performance Science

Andrew Triggs
Joe Causer
Allistair P. McRobert
Matthew J. Reeves
Matthew Andrew

Frontiers in Psychology

Original Research

Published on 13 Jan 2026

Classroom climate dimensions, self-efficacy, and music aesthetic literacy: a mediation study with Chinese non-music major college students

in Performance Science

Liangliang Zhao
Wei Huang
Bo Han
Xiandi Wu

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1716470

825 views

Original Research

Accepted on 12 Jan 2026

Being Moved by Visual Art: Exploring Emotionally Moving Experiences When Viewing Low-Narrative PaintingsModern Abstract Art Without Curatorial Text

in Performance Science

Xiaohan Zhou
Helmut Leder

Frontiers in Psychology

172 views

Mini Review

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Resonance in recovery: group singing as a mechanism for collective narrative repair, emotional integration, and post-traumatic growth

in Performance Science

Yichang Liu

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1763648

460 views

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Art healing or art therapy? Untangling conceptual confusion in China and advancing a pathway toward community institutionalization

in Performance Science

Zichen Ke
Xiang Meng
Muhizam Mustafa

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1708156

477 views

Original Research

Accepted on 07 Jan 2026

From Stress to Success: Using Physiological Data to Predict Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Simulation Performance

in Performance Science

Luca Queirolo
Giulia Mormando
Anna Vittadello
giulia cason
tommaso pettenuzzo
nicolò sella
barbara maino
Francesco Zarantonello
annalisa boscolo
Gastone Zanette

Frontiers in Psychology

146 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 07 Jan 2026

Swearing enhances manual dexterity

in Performance Science

Nicholas B. Washmuth
Dominic Bromley
Kieran Bromley
Christopher G. Ballmann
Sophia L. Porrill
Richard Stephens

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1676618

721 views

Editorial

Accepted on 06 Jan 2026

Editorial: Women in Performance Science

in Performance Science

Michiko Yoshie
Maria Varvarigou
Yuki Morijiri
Jennie Henley

Frontiers in Psychology

200 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Jan 2026

Target size, self-efficacy, and stress as determinants of precision in a marksmanship task

in Performance Science

Fabio Ibrahim
Kevin Wittig
Philipp Yorck Herzberg

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1710147

802 views

Systematic Review

Published on 05 Jan 2026

The biomechanics of piano playing: a systematic review of kinematic, kinetic, and electromyographic literature

in Performance Science

Aljoša Jurinić
Marija Pranjić
Aiyun Huang
Timothy A. Burkhart
Daphne Tan
Praneeth Namburi

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1690422

1,268 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Jan 2026

Perceived memory reliability and music performance anxiety in Chinese musicians: a mediation and latent profile approach

in Performance Science

Jing Li
Yingli Luo
Zaihao Wu
Lijun Huang
Jian Sun

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1724226

1,074 views

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Dec 2025

The Influence of Age and Gender on Self-Assessment of Piano Competencies

in Performance Science

Chen Chen
Wen Lin

Frontiers in Psychology

266 views

Original Research

Accepted on 25 Dec 2025

From Silence into Song: An Art–Science Collaboration with Survivor Trees and Laryngectomy Singers

in Performance Science

Thomas Moors
Evangelos Himonides

Frontiers in Psychology

167 views

Opinion

Published on 17 Dec 2025

Did Orpheus have stage fright? To oneself, to the other, to the transcendent: steps for coping with music performance anxiety

in Performance Science

Natalija Šimunovič

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1706198

1,190 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Dec 2025

Music engagement, metacognitions, and performance outcomes: an empirical investigation among Chinese advanced music students

in Performance Science

Jieru Zhang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1712501

850 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Dec 2025

Injury as a stressor in 67 first year contemporary dance students: a longitudinal cohort study

in Performance Science

Judith-Elisa Kaufmann
Janine H. Stubbe
Rogier M. van Rijn
Rob G. H. H. Nelissen
Maaike G. J. Gademan

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1504292

693 views

Original Research

Accepted on 08 Dec 2025

Mitigating Fear: The Role of Embodied Music Cognition and Emotional Intelligence in Performance Anxiety and Engagement of Chinese Elementary Students

in Performance Science

Xu Wei
Felix Kalman

Frontiers in Psychology

275 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Dec 2025

Reliability of judging in Olympic breaking at the 2024 Paris games

in Performance Science

Nahoko Sato

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1593158

1,428 views

Perspective

Published on 27 Nov 2025

Toward a culture of care in music higher education: setting the scene for collective well-being with a salutogenic, whole-institution approach

in Performance Science

Veronika J. Lubert
Dawn C. Rose
Elena Alessandri

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1729483

1,017 views

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articles

Associations between social support and help-seeking intention regarding music performance anxiety among Chinese music students: mediation via resilience and self-compassion

Sex differences in music performance anxiety: the role of self/other-scrutiny and self-efficacy

Goal Setting for Thriving and Sustainable Success in the Performing Arts: Taking Inspiration from Nature

Constructing college students’ musical cultural identity and self-confidence under cross-regional cultural integration: an integrative study based on cultural connections and multicultural experiences

A virtual reality test to evaluate dismounted soldiers’ cognitive and psychomotor performance in an operationally relevant setting

Perceptual-Cognitive Skills in Talent Development Environments: A Survey of Academy Football Coaches in the United Kingdom

Classroom climate dimensions, self-efficacy, and music aesthetic literacy: a mediation study with Chinese non-music major college students

Being Moved by Visual Art: Exploring Emotionally Moving Experiences When Viewing Low-Narrative PaintingsModern Abstract Art Without Curatorial Text

Resonance in recovery: group singing as a mechanism for collective narrative repair, emotional integration, and post-traumatic growth

Art healing or art therapy? Untangling conceptual confusion in China and advancing a pathway toward community institutionalization

From Stress to Success: Using Physiological Data to Predict Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Simulation Performance

Swearing enhances manual dexterity

Editorial: Women in Performance Science

Target size, self-efficacy, and stress as determinants of precision in a marksmanship task

The biomechanics of piano playing: a systematic review of kinematic, kinetic, and electromyographic literature

Perceived memory reliability and music performance anxiety in Chinese musicians: a mediation and latent profile approach

The Influence of Age and Gender on Self-Assessment of Piano Competencies

From Silence into Song: An Art–Science Collaboration with Survivor Trees and Laryngectomy Singers

Did Orpheus have stage fright? To oneself, to the other, to the transcendent: steps for coping with music performance anxiety

Music engagement, metacognitions, and performance outcomes: an empirical investigation among Chinese advanced music students

Injury as a stressor in 67 first year contemporary dance students: a longitudinal cohort study

Mitigating Fear: The Role of Embodied Music Cognition and Emotional Intelligence in Performance Anxiety and Engagement of Chinese Elementary Students

Reliability of judging in Olympic breaking at the 2024 Paris games

Toward a culture of care in music higher education: setting the scene for collective well-being with a salutogenic, whole-institution approach