Anticipatory self-efficacy predicts live musical performance: development and validation of the Music Aptitude Self-Efficacy Scale
Gulce Coskun Senturk, Asli Kaya, Cagri Basbug · 2026
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Gulce Coskun Senturk, Asli Kaya, and Cagri Basbug build a scale for music exam self-belief in a 2026 study. High-stakes aptitude exams stress adolescent musicians, and what they expect of themselves beforehand may shape results. Drawing on social cognitive theory, the team developed the Music Aptitude Self-Efficacy Scale and tested it on 2,030 adolescents.
Factor work supported three parts: cognitive-auditory belief, psychomotor performance belief, and emotion regulation belief, and the scale held together reliably while matching other self-efficacy measures. In a live performance simulation judged by experts, higher pre-exam scores went with better technical playing under stress. Teachers and counselors could use the scale to spot students needing support before exam day.
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| CREATOR | Gulce Coskun Senturk, Asli Kaya, Cagri Basbug |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 84915 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |