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The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of self-efficacy on dance participation through grit in dance majors. A total of 358 dance majors (females=338, males=20) participated in the survey and answered questionnaires measuring career development self-efficacy, grit, and dance engagement. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency analysis, correlation analysis, and structural equation modeling. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the structural model fit the data (x²=497.75, df=131, p=.001, Q=3.80, TLI=.910, CFI=.926, RMSEA=.079, 90% CI: 070, 087). The results of the structural equation model analyses were as follows. (1) Talent development has a direct positive effect on dance engagement, but not on dance engagement through grit. (2) The effect of career explration on dance engagement is partially mediated by grit. These results suggest that career and talent development self-efficacy is a predictor of grit and dance engagement in dance majors, and that career exploration will increases students'passion and persistence for long-term goals, which leads to high levels of engagement in dance classes.
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