Self-compassion moderates the perfectionism and depression link in both adolescence and adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychological practitioners often seek to directly change the form or frequency of clients' maladaptive perfectionist thoughts, because such thoughts predict future depression. Indirect strategies, such as self-compassion interventions, that seek to change clients' relationships to difficult thoughts, rather than trying to change the thoughts directly could be just as effective. This study aimed to investigate whether self-compassion moderated, or weakened, the relationship between high perfectionism and high depression symptoms in both adolescence and adulthood.

Methods

The present study utilised anonymous self-report questionnaires to assess maladaptive perfectionism, depression, and self-compassion across two samples covering much of the lifespan. Questionnaire

SUBMITTER: Ferrari M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5821438 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature