When perfectionists adopt health behaviors: perfectionism and self-efficacy as determinants of health behavior, anxiety and depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study aims to show interrelations between self-efficacy, perfectionism (adaptive and maladaptive), health behavior, and mental health outcomes such as anxiety and depression as an exponent in maintaining optimal health. In the analyses, we focused on one category of health behaviors - preventive practices.: participants and procedure: Of the gathered data, 295 complete datasets were analyzed (age: M = 28.16, SD = 9.41; 72.8% participants female). We proposed two path models with personality traits (as exogenous variables) and health behaviors (as endogenous variables) in predicting depression and anxiety.

Results

Multiple regression analysis revealed that maladaptive perfectionism and generalized self-efficacy significantly predicted health behav

SUBMITTER: Kozlowska MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10699297 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature