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Examining their interaction is crucial to understand how musicians balance emotional activation and attentional focus to achieve optimal performance states.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Following PRISMA-ScR, a comprehensive search across Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, PsycINFO, and SAGE databases identified 18 empirical studies. These were systematically analyzed according to author(s) and year, main aim, sample characteristics, measurement instruments, study design, FE\u2013MPA interaction, mediating or moderating factors, performance setting, analytical or procedural approach and main findings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Findings reveal a predominant negative correlation between FE and MPA across dispositional, situational, and psychophysiological measures. However, moderate anxiety levels can coexist with or even facilitate flow when they are interpreted as a challenge rather than a threat. Emotional self-regulation, self-efficacy, and self-esteem emerged as key mediating factors, while interventions involving yoga, mindfulness, and self-regulation training consistently reduced MPA and enhanced FE propensity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, the findings highlight a dynamic continuum between FE and MPA, suggesting that anxiety regulation is not merely inhibitory but can function as a potential precursor to flow. Despite substantial empirical work examining FE and MPA as individual constructs, the present synthesis demonstrates that an integrated understanding of their interaction remains methodologically fragmented. Future research should therefore prioritize multimodal and longitudinal designs to clarify underlying mechanisms and support the development of evidence-informed approaches to performance preparation and emotional regulation in musicians.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1746749","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,25]],"date-time":"2026-02-25T07:03:47Z","timestamp":1772003027000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Mapping the relationship between flow experience and music performance anxiety: a scoping review"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Nery","family":"Borges","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Communication and Arts, Institute of Ethnomusicology \u2013 Center for Studies in Music and Dance (INET-md), University of Aveiro","place":["Aveiro, Portugal"]}]},{"given":"Helena","family":"Marinho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Communication and Arts, Institute of Ethnomusicology \u2013 Center for Studies in Music and Dance (INET-md), University of Aveiro","place":["Aveiro, Portugal"]}]},{"given":"Marcos","family":"Ara\u00fajo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de Artes, Programa de P\u00f3s-Gradua\u00e7\u00e3o em M\u00fasica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)","place":["Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil"]}]},{"given":"Anabela","family":"Pereira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Center for Research in Education and Psychology (CIEP), University of \u00c9vora","place":["\u00c9vora, Portugal"]}]},{"given":"Sofia","family":"Serra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Communication and Arts, Institute of Ethnomusicology \u2013 Center for Studies in Music and Dance (INET-md), University of Aveiro","place":["Aveiro, Portugal"]}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"158","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2020.00158","article-title":"Investigating the \u201cflow\u201d experience: key conceptual and operational issues","volume":"11","author":"Abuhamdeh","year":"2020","journal-title":"Front. 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