Who is the most demanding of them all? A multisource investigation of other-oriented perfectionism, socially prescribed perfectionism, and depressive symptoms

Smith, Martin M.; Sherry, Simon; Głowacka, Maria Danuta; Speth, Tamara A.; Stewart, Sherry H.; Saklofske, Donald H.; Etherson, Marianne

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“…More importantly, this study revealed the mediating effect of depression. Our findings supported the existential model of perfectionism and depressive symptoms [ 33 ] and the self-medication theory [ 37 ], and they were in line with previous findings that showed positive associations between perfectionism and psychological distress [ 32 , 34 ] and associations between depression and IA [ 47 , 48 ]. We provided rational explanations for these findings in the Chinese context.…”

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Maladaptive Perfectionism and Internet Addiction among Chinese College Students: A Moderated Mediation Model of Depression and Gender

Yang

Morita

Zuo

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The association between perfectionism and addictive behaviors has been examined in previous literature; however, few pieces of research have investigated the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relationship. Using a sample of 2016 Chinese college students, the present study examined the mediator of depression between maladaptive perfectionism and Internet addiction and the moderator of gender in such associations. The findings indicated that maladaptive perfectionism was directly related to students’ Internet addiction and indirectly predicted students’ Internet addiction via the mediator of depression. Gender moderated the direct effect, rather than the indirect effect, of maladaptive perfectionism on Internet addiction. Even though males reported a lower score on Internet addiction compared to females, the effect of maladaptive perfectionism on Internet addiction was stronger for males than for females. These findings revealed the psychological mechanisms from perfectionism to Internet addiction, which contributed to the theoretical development in addiction research and provided implications for interventions to reduce Internet addiction among Chinese college students.

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“…On the one hand, perfectionism was validated as a risk factor for multiple psychological disorders [ 31 , 32 ]. Theoretically, the existential model of perfectionism and depressive symptoms (EMPDS) could explain why perfectionism is predictive of psychological distress [ 33 ].…”

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Maladaptive Perfectionism and Internet Addiction among Chinese College Students: A Moderated Mediation Model of Depression and Gender

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“…This, in turn, allows for the investigation of several intriguing and vital questions. For example, evidence from research in adults is accumulating that the recipients of perfectionistic demands often suffer more than the source (e.g., Hewitt et al, 1995;Smith et al, 2017Smith et al, , 2019. Thus, research testing the extent to which one child's otheroriented perfectionism impacts another child's mental health would incrementally advance our understanding of the interpersonal consequences of perfectionism in youths.…”

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Other-Oriented Perfectionism in Children and Adolescents: Development and Validation of the Other-Oriented Perfectionism Subscale-Junior Form (OOPjr)

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Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

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Research on adults indicates other-oriented perfectionism (requiring perfection from others) is associated with various consequential outcomes independent of self-oriented perfectionism (requiring perfection of the self) and socially prescribed perfectionism (believing others require perfection of the self). However, historically, the most widely used and researched measure of trait perfectionism in children, the Child-Adolescent Perfectionism Scale (CAPS), has omitted other-oriented perfectionism. In the present study, we address this by reporting on the multisource development and validation of the first self-report measure of other-oriented perfectionism specifically intended for youths: the Other-Oriented Perfectionism Subscale-Junior Form (OOPjr). Children ( N = 107; Mage = 11.5, SD = 1.7) completed the OOPjr, CAPS, and measures of perfectionistic self-presentation, narcissism, social disconnection, depressive symptoms, and parental psychological control. Parents provided ratings of children’s self-oriented, socially prescribed, and other-oriented perfectionism. Psychometric analyses indicated the OOPjr is a homogenous and internally reliable scale that, when factor analyzed alongside the CAPS, displays measurement invariance across gender and replicates the three-factor solution found in adults. Furthermore, parent ratings of other-oriented perfectionism showed unique positive relationships with OOPjr scores, but not CAPS scores. Likewise, other-oriented perfectionism had independent positive relationships with narcissistic superiority and achievement-oriented parental psychological control, after controlling for self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism. Overall, our findings provide preliminary support for the use of the OOPjr as a measure of other-oriented perfectionism in youths.

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“…Nonetheless, several studies have since found that other-oriented perfectionists can contribute to the depression symptoms of those around them. Namely, as mentioned, there is evidence that other-oriented perfectionism in mothers and siblings can contribute to depression symptoms in university-aged adults (e.g., Smith, Sherry, Glowacka, et al, 2019). Moreover, there are also recent suggestions that other-oriented perfectionism may be relevant to depression symptoms in specific cultural groups (Chen et al, 2017) and older samples of adults (Rnic et al, 2021).…”

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Perfectionism and its role in depressive disorders.

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Who is the most demanding of them all? A multisource investigation of other-oriented perfectionism, socially prescribed perfectionism, and depressive symptoms

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Maladaptive Perfectionism and Internet Addiction among Chinese College Students: A Moderated Mediation Model of Depression and Gender

Maladaptive Perfectionism and Internet Addiction among Chinese College Students: A Moderated Mediation Model of Depression and Gender

Other-Oriented Perfectionism in Children and Adolescents: Development and Validation of the Other-Oriented Perfectionism Subscale-Junior Form (OOPjr)

Perfectionism and its role in depressive disorders.

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