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Perfectionism and psychological distress: A modeling approach to understanding their therapeutic relationship

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Date

2008

Authors

Arpin-Cribbie, C. A.
Irvine, J.
Ritvo, Paul
Cribbie, Robert
Flett, G. L.
Hewitt, Paul

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Publisher

Springer

Abstract

The present study assessed the effectiveness of a web-based psychoeducational intervention protocol for decreasing levels of perfectionism and psychological distress. Different levels of therapeutic intervention (no treatment, general stress management intervention, general stress management intervention plus cognitive behavioral intervention) were provided to perfectionistic participants over a 10-week period. It was found via a longitudinal structural equation model that higher levels of therapeutic intervention predicted greater improvements in perfectionism and psychological distress. Further, amount of improvement in trait perfectionism and perfectionistic automatic thoughts was highly related to amount of improvement in psychological distress. The findings attest to the potential usefulness of a web-based intervention that combines a general stress management intervention with a cognitive behavioral intervention.

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Keywords

Perfectionism, Distress, Intervention, Structural equation model

Citation

Arpin-Cribbie, C. A., Irvine, J., Ritvo, P., Cribbie, R. A., Flett, G. L., & Hewitt, P. (2008). Perfectionism and psychological distress: A modeling approach to understanding their therapeutic relationship. Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, 26(3), 151-167. doi: 10.1007/s10942-007-0065-2