Perfectionism,Type A Behavior,and Self-Efficacy in Depression and Health Symptoms among Adolescents |
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Authors: | Gordon L Flett Teresa Panico Paul L Hewitt |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada;(2) University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada |
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Abstract: | The current study examined the associations among dimensions of perfectionism, Type A behavior, self-efficacy, distress, and
health symptoms in high school students. A sample of 73 high school students (34 boys, 39 girls) completed measures of self-oriented
perfectionism, socially prescribed perfectionism, Type A behavior, self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, and psychosomatic symptoms.
Correlational analyses found that self-oriented perfectionism was marginally related to Type A behavior. Students with elevated
levels of depressive symptoms were also characterized by self-oriented perfectionism, Type A behavior, low self-efficacy,
and health symptoms. In addition, health symptoms were linked with low self-efficacy. Simultaneous entry of several variables
into a regression analysis found that significant unique predictors of depression were low self-efficacy and elevated self-oriented
perfectionism. Similarly, a regression analysis found that low self-efficacy and high self-oriented perfectionism were unique
predictors of health symptoms. The findings highlight the distinctions between the perfectionism and the Type A constructs,
and support self-regulation models of depression and physical symptoms that include an emphasis on excessive perfectionistic
standards and low self-efficacy. We discuss the need for preventive interventions designed for perfectionistic adolescents
with low self-efficacy. |
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