The Role of Perfectionism in Relation to an Intervention to Reduce Anxious and Depressive Symptoms in Children |
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Authors: | Rachel Nobel Katharina Manassis Pamela Wilansky-Traynor |
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Institution: | 1. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada 2. Department of Psychiatry, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada 3. Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby, ON, Canada
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Abstract: | Research has demonstrated an association between perfectionism and depressive and anxious symptoms in children. We examined whether a school-based program targeting anxious and depressive symptoms would reduce perfectionism, and whether perfectionism would interfere with intervention outcomes. The participants were 78 school-age children identified as at-risk for anxiety and/or depression. At-risk children took part in a randomized controlled trial of a school-based intervention program. Levels of perfectionism, depression, and anxiety were assessed at pre-treatment (Time 1) and again at post-treatment (Time 2) after participating in either a cognitive behavioral group or a structured activity group. Participation in either group was associated with significant reductions in overall levels of self-oriented perfectionism, anxious symptoms, and depressive symptoms. Supplementary analyses indicated that pre-treatment self-oriented perfectionism influenced post-treatment depression scores, suggesting that perfectionism interferes with treatment outcome. Perfectionism in children appeared amenable to group-based intervention, and identifying perfectionism may be important for treating children with depressive symptoms. |
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