Perfectionism and its relation to overevaluation of weight and shape and depression in an eating disorder sample.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the relative association between psychopathology (depression and overevaluation of weight and shape) and measures of perfectionism and self-criticism in an eating disorder sample.


METHODS
Participants (n = 39) completed measures of independent variables (perfectionism and self-criticism) and dependent variables (depression and overevaluation of weight and shape).


RESULTS
Simultaneous multiple regression analyses suggest that clinical perfectionism has a unique association with depression. Self-criticism and clinical perfectionism had a stronger association with overevaluation of weight and shape than other measures of perfectionism.


CONCLUSIONS
Clinical perfectionism and self-criticism may be of more relevance than existing measures of multidimensional perfectionism in terms of explaining maintenance of depression and overevaluation of weight and shape.
Steele
Anna L
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School of Psychology, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. anna.steele@flinders.edu.au
O'Shea
Anne
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Murdock
Amelia
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Wade
Tracey D
TD
D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010551:Personality; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012649:Self Concept; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires