The Examination of the Associations Among Perfectionism, Self-Handicapping, Self-Compassion and Psychological Symptoms

Abstract

The aim of the current study was to examine the associations among perfectionism, self-handicapping, self-compassion and psychological symptoms. For this purpose, 653 volunteer participants (360 females and 293 males) whose ages were between 18 and 50 (M = 24.90, SD = 7.57) were recruited from various cities in Turkey. Demographic Information Form, Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS), Self-Handicapping Scale (SHS), Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) and Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) were administered in data collection. The result of the hierarchical regression analysis revealed that psychological symptoms were positively associated with socially prescribed perfectionism and self-handicapping, but negatively associated with self-compassion. Limitations, future directions and implications of the study were also provided.

Brain default mode network mediates the association between negative perfectionism and exercise dependence

“…In the present study, we found that the FC between corona radiata and DMN was positively correlated with the negative FMPS. Individuals with negative perfectionism tend to set unrealistically high personal standards and be concerned over mistakes, which is often involved in the DMN activities of self-directed thought, introspection, and decision-making ( Alaloğlu & Bahtiyar, 2020 ; Ji et al., 2017 ). A study found that negative perfectionism was negatively correlated with body satisfaction in 580 university students, and self-judgment/self-compassion showed a mediating effect between this correlation ( Barnett & Sharp, 2016 ).…”