A Study on the Association between Perceived Music Literacy and Socialist Core Values Identification among Liberal Arts Students: An Empirical Analysis Based on SEM

Abstract

The empirical foundation for "cultivating virtue through aesthetics" in Chinese higher education remains weak. This study examines the association between perceived music literacy (PML) and socialist core values identification (SCVI) among liberal arts undergraduates, with aesthetic experience (AE) and cultural confidence (CC) as dual mediators. Using a cross-sectional survey design with SEM, the study plans to collect no fewer than 800 valid questionnaires through multi-stage stratified sampling across eastern, central, and western China. Bias-corrected bootstrap (5,000 replications) will test mediation effects. PML is expected to show a moderate positive association with SCVI, with AE and CC serving as parallel mediators. This study aims to provide empirical evidence for integrating music education into curriculum-based ideological education.