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Psychol."],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Socially Prescribed Perfectionism (SP) is a robust risk factor for Music Performance Anxiety (MPA), yet the underlying cognitive and regulatory mechanisms remain inadequately understood.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to delineate these pathways by constructing a moderated mediation model, examining rumination as a cognitive mediator and Self-Compassion (SC) as a multi-stage moderator.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Data were collected from 606 university music students. Analyses were conducted using Hayes\u2019 PROCESS macro (Model 59) to test the moderated mediation, controlling for academic grade and performance frequency.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Confirmatory factor analysis established an excellent measurement model fit (\u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \/df = 4.37, CFI = 0.957, RMSEA = 0.075). SP significantly predicted MPA both directly and indirectly specifically through rumination; other ruminative dimensions (Symptom Rumination and Reflection) were non-significant mediators. Crucially, SC moderated this mediation process at multiple stages. First, SC buffered the initial impact of perfectionistic pressure on rumination (\n                      <jats:italic>B<\/jats:italic>\n                      = \u22120.10). Second, a complex \u201cAwareness Paradox\u201d emerged: the positive link between rumination and MPA was significantly stronger among individuals with high SC (\n                      <jats:italic>B<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.16). Consequently, conditional indirect effect analysis demonstrated that the indirect effect of SP on MPA via rumination was only significant at moderate and high levels of SC.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study validates the \u201csocial expectations\u201d framework of MPA, identifying rumination as the critical mechanism translating internalized social pressure into cognitive interference. Theoretically, findings highlight the dual-edged nature of self-compassion: acting as a protective buffer against maladaptive thinking, while potentially facilitating heightened emotional awareness. 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