“…As a specific coping strategy, self-efficacy has also been associated with musical performance (McPherson & McCormick, 2006;Papageorgi et al, 2013;Ritchie & Williamon, 2010). As a general psychological construct (Padilla, Acosta, Guevara, Gómez, & González, 2006), it has not been associated with MPA, but its occurrence correlates significantly with other specific problems (Shal, Sharbaf, Abdekhodaee, Masoleh, & Salehi, 2011;Skaret, Kvale, & Raadal, 2003). Other authors affirm, along the same lines, that the self-efficacy construct can mediate the effect of other variables, such as personality and stress (Ebstrup, Eplov, Pisinger, & Jørgensen, 2011).…”