TABLE 3.

PCA (with oblique rotation) of meta-emotion beliefs and musical practice goals.

	Component
	Factor 1:	Factor 2:
	Emotion-Driven Practice	Non-Hedonic Driven Practice
Meta-emotion beliefs (Likert: 1 = strongly disagree…7 = strongly agree)
I pay attention to my emotional state during my musical practice	0.76
I must have the right emotional state in order to get the most out of my practice	0.74
I actively seek to experience the emotions that I believe will help me improve my practice	0.71
I know what emotions will help me get the most out of my practice	0.69
I usually feel that I have to change my emotions in order to get the most out of my practice	0.68
I don’t always have to feel good in order to practice effectively		0.80
Unpleasant emotions such as anger can help me get the most out of my practice		0.60
I work equally as hard in my musical practice, regardless of how I feel		0.53
Musical practice is best when I am feeling positive		−0.61
I cannot practice well unless I am feeling positive		−0.58
	Factor 1: Mastery	Factor 2: Enjoyment
Musical practice goals (Likert: 1 = very untrue of me…7 = very true of me)
I practice difficult techniques or pieces until I have mastered them	0.84
It is very important to me to continue to perfect my musical and technical abilities	0.78
I practice so that I can play a piece exactly as I think it should be	0.75
I practice my instrument because it helps me relax and forget everything around me		0.87
I practice my instrument for recreation		0.84
I don’t always have to practice difficult pieces, the main thing is that they sound nice		0.60