The relationships between perfectionism, pathological worry and generalised anxiety disorder

BMC Psychiatry

Research Article

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

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

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

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-244X-14-98

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

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe relationships between perfectionism, pathological worry and generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) were investigated in a clinical sample presenting for treatment of perfectionism.MethodThis 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).ResultsScores 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.ConclusionsThese findings support certain dimensions of perfectionism having significant associations with pathological worry and GAD.

【 授权许可】

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