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The Role of Experiential Avoidance in the Relationship Between Maladaptive Perfectionism and Worry

Auteurs: Amanda W. Santanello, Frank L. Gardner

Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research | Uitgave 3/2007

Abstract

This study examined the role of experiential avoidance in the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism and worry. The hypothesis was that experiential avoidance would mediate the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism and worry. A total of 125 undergraduate participants completed measures assessing perfectionism, experiential avoidance, worry, depression, and social anxiety. A series of regression analyses showed that maladaptive perfectionism and experiential avoidance were significantly associated with worry and that experiential avoidance was a partial mediator in the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism and worry. Partial correlations revealed significant relationships between experiential avoidance and worry and between one aspect of maladaptive perfectionism and worry independent of depression and social anxiety. Results suggest that experiential avoidance may be an important variable contributing to the occurrence of worry within the context of maladaptive perfectionism.

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Titel: The Role of Experiential Avoidance in the Relationship Between Maladaptive Perfectionism and Worry
Auteurs: Amanda W. Santanello
Frank L. Gardner
Publicatiedatum: 01-06-2007
Uitgeverij: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research / Uitgave 3/2007
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-006-9000-6

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