The relationships between perfectionism, pathological worry and generalised anxiety disorder

BMC Psychiatry

Clare S Rees¹  Robert T Kane¹  Sarah J Egan¹  Alicia K Handley¹ 

[1] School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia

关键词: Generalised anxiety disorder;    Pathological worry;    Perfectionism;   

Others  :  1123666
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-244X-14-98

 received in 2013-06-14, accepted in 2014-03-28,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

The relationships between perfectionism, pathological worry and generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) were investigated in a clinical sample presenting for treatment of perfectionism.

Method

This study explored the utility of perfectionism in predicting pathological worry in a sample of individuals with elevated perfectionism and GAD (n = 36). Following this, the study examined whether perfectionism could predict a principal GAD diagnosis in the full sample (n = 42).

Results

Scores on the perfectionism dimensions Concern over Mistakes, Personal Standards, and Clinical Perfectionism significantly predicted pathological worry among participants with GAD after controlling for gender and depression. The perfectionism dimension Doubts about Actions significantly predicted whether individuals from the full sample received a principal diagnosis of GAD.

Conclusions

These findings support certain dimensions of perfectionism having significant associations with pathological worry and GAD.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Handley et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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