A Test of the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model among Ethnic Minority Youth

Abstract

Perfectionistic self-presentation (PSP) has been identified as a vulnerability factor in the development of depressive disorders during early adolescence. The Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model (PSDM) offers a theoretical framework suggesting PSP leads to depressive symptoms via interpersonal problems and social disconnection. Previous studies have supported the role of social disconnection as a mediator in the relation between PSP and suicidal ideation, but have not evaluated interpersonal problems in the model. Furthermore, the generalizability of the model has not been established for community and ethnic minority samples. Using cross-sectional data, the present study addresses these gaps by evaluating the PSDM and including social anxiety and loneliness as indicators of interpersonal problems and social disconnection, respectively, as predictors of youth depressive symptoms. The sample includes 289 (51.2% females) predominately low income and Latino and African American youth in fifth through seventh grade in three public schools. As predicted, social anxiety mediates the relationship between both PSP and loneliness and PSP and depressive symptoms. Moreover, mediational analyses indicate that social anxiety accounts for the relation between PSP and depression. Consistent with the PSDM model, the relationship between PSP and youth depressive symptoms is mediated sequentially through both social anxiety and loneliness, but primarily among the Latino sample.

An Examination of Social Comparison and Suicide Ideation Through the Lens of the Integrated Motivational–Volitional Model of Suicidal Behavior

“…Indeed, a recent study with adolescents highlighted the diathesis‐stress aspects of perfectionism, indicating that more daily hassles interacted with perfectionism for increased suicide potential (Hewitt, Caelian, Chen, & Flett, ). Another useful perspective is the PSDM (Hewitt et al., ), which suggests that factors related to interpersonal problems and social disconnectedness act as mechanisms for perfectionism leading to negative outcomes, such as depression (Goya Arce & Polo, ) and suicide ideation (Roxborough et al., ). Much research has indicated that perfectionism is a consistent risk factor for suicide ideation (Flett et al., ; O'Connor, ; Smith et al., ), but not many factors have been found that can account for this.…”

El Perfeccionismo Desadaptativo como Predictor de la Soledad y del Escaso Apoyo Social Percibido en Niños y Niñas Argentinos

“…Tomando como base los estudios arriba mencionados (e.g., Arslan et al, 2010;Chang, 2013;Flett et al, 2012;Goya Arce & Polo, 2017;Magson et al, 2019;Molnar et al, 2012;Muyan & Chang, 2015;Wang et al, 2009), se hipotetiza en primer lugar que el perfeccionismo infantil predice los sentimientos de soledad y el escaso apoyo social percibido. En segundo lugar, y dado que en investigaciones previas las variables implicadas en este estudio han mostrado fluctuaciones según el sexo (e.g., Elizathe et al, 2012;Maes et al, 2015;Oros & Vargas Rubilar, 2016;Qualter & Munn, 2002;Taylor, 2011;Vicent et al, 2017), es posible hipotetizar que estos patrones predictivos presenten ciertas variaciones si se analizan en submuestras de niños y niñas por separado.…”

The Mediator Role of Emotional Intelligence in the Relationship Between Perfectionism and Loneliness Levels of University Students

“…Sonuç olarak mükemmeliyetçiliğin yüksek olmasının yalnızlık düzeyini artıran bir faktör olduğundan söz edilebilir. Literatürde bu bulguyu destekler çalışmalara rastlanılmaktadır (Amirpour, 2014;Arslan, Hamarta, Üre ve Özyeşil, 2010;Chang, 2013;Chang, Hirsch, Sanna, Jeglic ve Fabian, 2011;Chang, Sanna, Chang ve Bodem, 2008;Goya Arce, 2015;Hasnain, 2012;Huiyi, Xia ve Yuan, 2014;Khalatbarı, Ghorbanshıroudı ve Hosseını, 2011;Muyan ve Chang, 2015;Park ve Chang, 2004;Wang, Yuen ve Slaney, 2009;Yuan, 2007). Bireylerin yaşam dönemleri incelendiğinde yalnızlık yaşamalarında aile, okul ve sosyal çevre ile kurdukları ilişkilerin önemli bir yer tuttuğu ifade edilebilir (Aral, Gürsoy ve Yıldız Bıçakçı, 2006).…”