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{"title":"Street safety through children's eyes: integrating Photovoice and machine learning to uncover disparities in environmental safety perception between children and adults.","authors":"Kaiqi Wang, Chengshuai Wu, Lisha Meng, Hualong Qiu, Qinghao Zhu, Donglei Wu","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1666290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1666290","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The relationship between the built environment and human safety perception has been widely studied, but existing research lacks a child-friendly perspective in exploring the impact mechanisms of street environmental elements on children's safety perception and their intergenerational differences with adults. The study employed \"Photovoice\" method to assess children's and adults' perceptions of urban street safety. By integrating dual-perspective street-view images with deep learning techniques, a large-scale evaluation of street safety perception was conducted. Additionally, random forest model was used to quantify the differences in the impact of various elements on children's and adults' safety perception. Results indicate that children generally perceive lower environmental safety compared with adults, with significant differences observed in spatial preferences, attention patterns, emotional response models, and the perception of environmental elements. The study finds that vegetation, water bodies, and sidewalks positively influence children's safety perception, whereas traffic-related elements such as motor vehicles and certain complex artificial structures evoke negative reactions. Children's safety perception shows a steady trend, while adults' perception is more complex. This study provides methodological innovations and practical pathways for child-friendly urban development, emphasizing the need to consider children's unique perceptual needs and promoting a transition toward age-inclusive urban spaces.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1666290"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12512347/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145279711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of attributional style, anger, and self-control on college students' impulsive consumption.","authors":"Guohua Zhou, Wentao Sun, Weiguo Qu","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1641481","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1641481","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>With the rapid development of the digital economy and the prevalence of consumerism in recent years, impulsive consumption among college students has become increasingly prominent, a phenomenon closely associated with their psychological traits and emotional states. Even though research has examined self-control and consumption, few studies have integrated attributional style. Therefore, this study systematically examines the effects of attributional style, anger, and self-control on impulsive consumption behaviors among college students through three experiments.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Undergraduate participants were recruited from a university in Changsha, China. Experiment 1 investigated the impact of attributional style on impulsive consumption. Experiment 2 explored the interactive effects of anger and attributional style on impulsive consumption. Finally, Experiment 3 further examined the interaction between self-control and attributional style.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Experiment 1 found that participants with optimistic attributional styles exhibited significantly lower levels of impulsive consumption than those with pessimistic attributional styles. Experiment 2 revealed that anger significantly suppressed impulsive consumption behaviors and interacted with attributional style. Experiment 3 demonstrated that higher levels of self-control effectively reduced impulsive consumption and produced significant interactive effects with attributional style.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings indicate that optimistic attributional styles, anger induction, and high self-control significantly inhibit impulsive consumption among college students. These results provide novel theoretical insights into the psychological mechanisms underlying impulsive consumption in this population and offer empirical support for targeted psychological interventions in consumer behavior.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1641481"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12511012/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145279763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of peer relationship on subjective well-being among Chinese middle school students: a chain mediation model.","authors":"Lijun Wang, Weiqin Xiang, Ziyi Yang, Mengfei Cheng, Jingyi Shi, Zhendong Wan","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1495506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1495506","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To explore how peer relationship relates to subjective well-being in Chinese adolescents, and to examine the mediating roles of dispositional optimism and two emotion-regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal, expressive suppression).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 1897 middle school students aged 11-19 (14.86 ± 1.69, 51.3% males) from Anhui Province, China, completed four questionnaires, by using a cluster convenience sampling method. The Adolescent Peer Relationship Scale, Index of Well-being, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and the Life Orientation Test-Revised were used to assess peer relationship, subjective well-being, emotion regulation ability and dispositional optimism, respectively. Data were statistically analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, group comparisons, and mediation analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Peer relationship significantly and positively predicted the subjective well-being of middle school students (<i>β</i> = -0.339, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Dispositional optimism (<i>β</i> = -0.391, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and cognitive reappraisal (<i>β</i> = -0.161, <i>p</i> < 0.001) were both found to partially mediate this relationship. Specifically, dispositional optimism significantly predicted both cognitive reappraisal (<i>β</i> = 0.242, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and subjective well-being (<i>β</i> = 0.260, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and cognitive reappraisal also positively predicted subjective well-being (<i>β</i> = 0.191, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Mediation analysis revealed that both dispositional optimism and cognitive reappraisal significantly mediated the relationship between peer relationship and subjective well-being. The mediating effect included three distinct paths: (1) the independent mediating effect of dispositional optimism (effect = -0.489), (2) the independent mediating effect of cognitive reappraisal (effect = -0.149), and (3) the chain mediating effect of dispositional optimism and cognitive reappraisal (effect = -0.087).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study found that peer relationship is positively associated with subjective well-being of middle school students. Furthermore, this relationship is explained through two key mechanisms: the independent mediating roles of dispositional optimism and cognitive reappraisal, and the sequential mediation pathway involving both. These findings underscore the importance of fostering positive peer relationship and cultivating psychological strengths such as optimism and adaptive emotion regulation strategies to enhance adolescents' well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1495506"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12510947/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145279665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The intervention effect of structured martial arts games on behavioral impairments and motor functions in children with autism spectrum disorder.","authors":"Xuexiang Fu, Peng Shi","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1660040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1660040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to explore the intervention effect of an intervention program based on structured martial arts games on behavioral and motor function disorders in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and to provide a novel and effective intervention strategy for ASD children to enhance their rehabilitation outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A randomized controlled trial design was adopted. Fifty-six ASD children were selected from a special education school and randomly divided into an experimental group (28 people) and a control group (28 people). The experimental group received a 24-week structured martial arts game intervention, 3 times a week, 60 min each time; the control group received traditional rehabilitation training. The autism treatment evaluation checklist, autism behavior checklist, and gross motor function measure were used to evaluate the relevant indicators of the two groups of children before and after the intervention, and SPSS 26.0 software was used for statistical analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After the intervention, the improvement of the experimental group in language ability, social communication ability, perceptual ability, health behavior and total score was significantly better than that of the control group (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The experimental group was significantly better than the control group in sensory ability, social ability, motor ability, language ability, self-care ability and total score (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The improvement of the experimental group in lying and rolling, sitting, crawling and kneeling, standing, walking, running and jumping, and total score was significantly higher than that of the control group (<i>p</i> < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The structured martial arts game intervention can effectively improve the behavioral and motor disorders of ASD children. This intervention method is both interesting and structured, and can be used as a new approach for the rehabilitation of ASD children. It is recommended to incorporate it into the regular curricula of special education schools and rehabilitation institutions.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1660040"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12510954/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145279698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The influence of interpersonal harmony on sustainable consumption behavior in China from a Confucian perspective: exploring the dual-path mediating role of ethics and norms.","authors":"Yuanlai Xin, Chun-Shuo Chen, Chaoqiao Yang","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1664625","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1664625","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Resource scarcity is a critical issue facing the world today. Environmentally friendly consumption is essential for achieving sustainable social development. While existing literature has predominantly examined the harmony between humans and the environment, there is limited understanding of how interpersonal harmony among individuals influences sustainable consumption behavior.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This study collected survey data from 526 urban residents in China. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypothesized relationships among interpersonal harmony, ethical evaluation, personal norms, and sustainable consumption behavior.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>(1) All scales demonstrated good reliability (Cronbach's <i>α</i> > 0.70, CR > 0.70) and validity (AVE > 0.50). CFA results confirmed acceptable model fit (Srmr = 0.038, Rms theta = 0.098). (2) Interpersonal harmony had a significantly positive effect on sustainable consumption behavior. (3) Ethical evaluation played an independent mediating role between interpersonal harmony and sustainable consumption behavior. (4) Personal norms played an independent mediating role between interpersonal harmony and sustainable consumption behavior. (5) Ethical evaluation and personal norms as chain mediators in the association between interpersonal harmony and sustainable consumption behavior. (6) Environmental cognition positively moderated the relationship between ethical evaluation and personal norms.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings highlight the importance of interpersonal harmony in promoting sustainable consumption behavior. Practically, the study suggests that managers and policymakers should guide consumers to cultivate harmonious cultural values and strengthen civic moral awareness to encourage sustainable consumption.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1664625"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12511024/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145279719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Design and validation of a questionnaire on the perception of cheating in traditional sporting games: CHEAT-1.","authors":"Unai Sáez de Ocáriz, Pere Lavega-Burgués, Miguel Pic","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1661933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1661933","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Cheating in traditional sporting games (TSG) presents a significant challenge for values education and harmonious school coexistence. Despite its educational relevance, no validated instruments are currently available to assess students' perceptions of cheating in TSG contexts.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study aimed to design and validate the CHEAT-1 questionnaire, designed to assess perceptions of cheating in TSG. The instrument was created through a four-stage process involving item construction based on the internal and external logic of motor games, expert panel reviews (<i>n</i> = 13), and focus groups with students from primary, secondary, and university levels (<i>n</i> = 24). The preliminary version (46 items) was reduced to a final version of 18 items, structured in two dimensions: Internal Logic and External Logic. A sample of 564 students aged 10-30 completed the questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a two-factor structure comprising Internal Logic and External Logic dimensions. The model demonstrated strong fit indices (RMSEA = 0.05; CFI = 0.98; TLI = 0.97). Internal consistency was high, with Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega coefficients both reaching 0.96. Content validity was confirmed, with all items exceeding a CVI of 0.80.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The CHEAT-1 instrument demonstrates strong psychometric properties and fills a critical gap in the assessment of ethical behavior in Physical Education settings. Its application can support teachers in detecting students' perceptions of cheating and implementing targeted pedagogical interventions. The tool offers a valuable resource for future research and practice in values-based education across different educational stages.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1661933"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12511011/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145279737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Employees' perception of digital human resource management changes and proactive behavior: the mediating role of work engagement and moderating effect of person-organization fit.","authors":"Xiaogang Zhou, Qingguo Xiong, Miaoqiao Wang, Ling Huang, Mingyu Zhong","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1623702","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1623702","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To keep pace with the evolving needs of enterprise development, Human Resource Management (HRM) must embrace digital and intelligent transformation. However, organizational change is inherently risky and unpredictable, and employees' willingness to proactively engage in such changes remains uncertain. Drawing on Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), Self-Determination Theory (SDT), and the Ability-Motivation-Opportunity (AMO) model, this study explores how employees' perceptions of digital-intelligent HRM change influence their proactive change behavior. Work engagement is introduced as a key mediating mechanism in this relationship. Person-organization fit serves as a significant moderator between work engagement and proactive change behavior, ultimately leading to greater employee enthusiasm. First, based on 390 valid responses, the study reveals that employees' perception of digital-intelligent HRM change has a positive impact on proactive change behavior. Second, work engagement partially mediates this relationship. Third, person-organization fit negatively moderates the relationship between work engagement and proactive change behavior. These findings suggest that managers should recognize the critical role of employees during organizational change, create a supportive environment for change, communicate change-related information effectively, and establish open feedback channels to encourage employees at all levels to engage in the change process.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1623702"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12511091/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145279738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Why coaching matters: exploring the interplay of teacher self-regulation and well-being with a longitudinal multigroup model.","authors":"Zippora Bührer, Christine Wolfgramm, Simone Berweger, Andrea Keck Frei, Christine Bieri Buschor","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1647838","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1647838","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Self-regulation is considered an important aspect of professional competence that promotes teachers' well-being. It involves controlling thoughts, feelings and actions to pursue goals, deal adaptively with challenges and cope with stress. For early career teachers, these skills are crucial for their health and staying in the profession. However, longitudinal studies which position self-regulation as a personal resource for teachers' well-being remain scarce. The aim of our study was to examine the reciprocal interplay between teachers' self-regulation and well-being (i.e., emotional exhaustion and work engagement), and the impact of self-management training and subsequent professional online coaching on these relations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was conducted as part of a professional development course for early career teachers (<i>N</i> = 273), in which the participants were randomly assigned to a standardized training program. Using multigroup structural equation modeling, we compared two treatment groups (training-only, training plus online coaching) with a control group regarding the structural relations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The model comparison revealed significant differences: Self-regulation predicted both work engagement and emotional exhaustion, but only in the group that received training plus coaching. Furthermore, work engagement predicted self-regulation across all groups.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>We conclude that self-regulation can serve as an effective personal resource for teachers well-being, under the condition that it is activated as resource and supported. In pursuing challenging goals, coaching may offer crucial support in each phase of the self-regulation process. This longitudinal study contributes to a differentiated view of self-regulation in the field of professional development, and clarifies the conditions under which it serves as an effective individual resource for teachers well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1647838"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12510940/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145279796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An empirical study of continuous participation intention in Chinese CrossFit participants: mediating roles of community belonging and sport commitment.","authors":"Xuan Ji, Qianjin Wu","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1674562","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1674562","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Most existing CrossFit®-related studies focus on populations in Europe and North America, with limited attention to Chinese participants. In China, the sport's promotion faces barriers such as high intensity and cost, highlighting the need to identify key factors influencing sustained participation.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study investigates the influence of intrinsic exercise motivation on the intention for continuous participation among Chinese CrossFit participants. Specifically, it examines the mediating roles of sense of community belonging and sport commitment. Additionally, the study contributes Chinese samples to CrossFit research and provides theoretical and practical insights to help CrossFit facilities in China enhance operations and improve member retention.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 568 Chinese CrossFit participants were recruited through online CrossFit communities using a random sampling approach. A validated and reliable questionnaire was developed to assess exercise motivation, sense of community belonging, sport commitment, and continuous participation intention. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS and AMOS.</p><p><strong>Results and conclusions: </strong>Intrinsic exercise motivation positively influenced continuous participation intention (<i>p</i> < 0.001), sense of community belonging (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and sport commitment (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Sport commitment also positively affected continuous participation intention (<i>p</i> < 0.001) and mediated the relationship between motivation and participation. However, the sense of community belonging (<i>p</i> = 0.156) neither significantly influenced participation intention nor mediated the relationship between the two variables. These findings highlight the critical role of sport commitment while suggesting limited mediating effects of community belonging among Chinese CrossFit participants. Theoretically, this study develops an integrated model linking intrinsic motivation, mediating mechanisms (community belonging and sport commitment), and continuous participation intention. By incorporating belongingness theory and sport commitment theory into the CrossFit context, it extends existing motivational frameworks to a non-Western population and enriches cross-cultural perspectives on exercise adherence.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1674562"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12511082/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145279802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Re-validation of the Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory-revised among Chinese university students majoring in vocal music.","authors":"Li Pan, Qihuan Chen, Lan Lou, Qizhen Gu, Huiqin Luo, Ping Li, Yannan Liu","doi":"10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1667404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1667404","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Due to its significant impact on performers' psychological well-being and career development, music performance anxiety (MPA) has recently received growing public attention. The Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory-Revised (K-MPAI-R) is one of the most widely focused MPA scales, often used to assess the manifestations and influencing factors of MPA in musicians across different genres and professional stages. However, most current K-MPAI-R validation studies did not distinguish between vocal and instrumental performers. As they differ significantly in performance settings and stressors, these variations may impact the validity of the scale and lead to biased results.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>With Kenny's permission, this study aims to re-examine the reliability and validity of the K-MPAI-R in the context of Chinese university students majoring in vocal music. 736 Chinese students participated in this study. The researchers divided the total sample into two equal subsamples, each consisting of 368 students. One subsample was subjected to exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and the other to confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Through EFA, the researchers obtained a four-factor model (F1: Psychological Vulnerability, F2: Proximal Somatic and Cognitive Anxiety, F3: Parental Support, F4: Memory Self-Efficacy); subsequently, CFA was employed to confirm that the model demonstrated a good fit and exhibited adequate reliability and validity.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This study represents the first refined validation of the K-MPAI-R scale for Chinese university students majoring in vocal music, providing cross-cultural and discipline-specific evidence for optimizing measurement tools to assess MPA among vocal performers accurately.</p>","PeriodicalId":12525,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Psychology","volume":"16 ","pages":"1667404"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12511104/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145279905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}