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Self-critical perfectionism, experiential avoidance, and depressive and anxious symptoms over two years: A three-wave longitudinal study

Moroz, Molly, Dunkley, David M.·2019·Behaviour Research and Therapy
DOI 10.1016/j.brat.2018.11.006
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This three-wave longitudinal study examined the relations among perfectionism, experiential avoidance, and depressive and anxious symptoms over two years. Community adults (N = 173) completed self-report questionnaires assessing two higher-order perfectionism dimensions (self-critical [SC], personal standards [PS]), neuroticism, experiential avoidance, and depressive and anxious symptoms at Time 1, Time 2 one year later, and Time 3 two years later. Cross-lagged path analyses demonstrated that SC perfectionism predicted increases in experiential avoidance from Time 1 to Time 2 and again from Time 2 to Time 3. Experiential avoidance predicted increases in both depressive and anxious symptoms from Time 1 to Time 2 and again from Time 2 to Time 3. Time 2 experiential avoidance mediated the relation between Time 1 SC perfectionism and both depressive and anxious symptoms over two years, controlling for the effects of Time 1 neuroticism and prior symptom levels. Experiential avoidance did not mediate the relations between PS perfectionism and depressive/anxious symptoms over two years. These findings highlight the importance of targeting experiential avoidance in reducing vulnerability to depressive and anxious symptoms over the long-term in individuals with higher SC perfectionism.

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Authors
Moroz, M., & Dunkley, D. M.
Affiliations
Jewish General Hospital (CA)
Corresponding author
Moroz, Molly
ORCID
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-01
Volume
112
Pages
18-27
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.brat.2018.11.006
OpenAlex
W2900690165
Cited by
89
References
80
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 3
FWCI
9.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Locations
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (752-2012-1110, 435-2012-0925)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
Keywords
self-critical perfectionism, personal standards perfectionism, experiential avoidance, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, neuroticism, longitudinal change, mediation, community-dwelling adults
MeSH terms
Perfectionism, Latent Class Analysis, Adult, Anxiety, Arousal, Avoidance Learning, Depression, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Self-Assessment, Anhedonia

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