Self-esteem mediates the relationship between perfectionism and obsessive-compulsive symptoms

TY - JOUR

T1 - Self-esteem mediates the relationship between perfectionism and obsessive-compulsive symptoms

AU - Miegel, Franziska

AU - Moritz, Steffen

AU - Wagener, Frederike

AU - Cludius, Barbara

AU - Jelinek, Lena

N1 - Funding Information: We would like to thank Thies L?dtke for his excellent help with the data analysis. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Elsevier Ltd Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

PY - 2020/12/1

Y1 - 2020/12/1

N2 - Perfectionism is considered an important personality trait in the development and maintenance of many psychological disorders, particularly obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and depression (which often co-occur). Different aspects of perfectionism are distinguished. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms have especially been associated with perfectionistic concerns. Mediating factors of the association between OCD and perfectionistic concerns have not been explored. In depression, there is tentative evidence that the connection between perfectionistic concerns and depressive symptoms is mediated by self-esteem. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between perfectionistic concerns and clinical perfectionism, self-esteem, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Seventy patients with OCD and 35 nonclinical controls were included in a cross-sectional study. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms, perfectionistic concerns as well as clinical perfectionism, and self-esteem were assessed and included in the mediation analyses. Patients with OCD showed higher perfectionism than nonclinical controls. Self-esteem mediated the relationship between perfectionistic concerns as well as clinical perfectionism and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in the patients. However, interpretations of the data are limited by the cross-sectional design of the study.

AB - Perfectionism is considered an important personality trait in the development and maintenance of many psychological disorders, particularly obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and depression (which often co-occur). Different aspects of perfectionism are distinguished. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms have especially been associated with perfectionistic concerns. Mediating factors of the association between OCD and perfectionistic concerns have not been explored. In depression, there is tentative evidence that the connection between perfectionistic concerns and depressive symptoms is mediated by self-esteem. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between perfectionistic concerns and clinical perfectionism, self-esteem, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Seventy patients with OCD and 35 nonclinical controls were included in a cross-sectional study. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms, perfectionistic concerns as well as clinical perfectionism, and self-esteem were assessed and included in the mediation analyses. Patients with OCD showed higher perfectionism than nonclinical controls. Self-esteem mediated the relationship between perfectionistic concerns as well as clinical perfectionism and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in the patients. However, interpretations of the data are limited by the cross-sectional design of the study.

KW - Anxiety

KW - Maladaptive perfectionism

KW - Mechanism

KW - Self-worth

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U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110239

DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110239

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:85088808970

VL - 167

JO - PERS INDIV DIFFER

JF - PERS INDIV DIFFER

SN - 0191-8869

M1 - 110239

ER -