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01-09-2008 | Original Article

Perfectionism and Psychological Distress: A Modeling Approach to Understanding their Therapeutic Relationship

Auteurs: Chantal A. Arpin-Cribbie, Jane Irvine, Paul Ritvo, Robert A. Cribbie, Gordon L. Flett, Paul L. Hewitt

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy | Uitgave 3/2008

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The present study assessed the effectiveness of a web-based psycho-educational 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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Titel: Perfectionism and Psychological Distress: A Modeling Approach to Understanding their Therapeutic Relationship
Auteurs: Chantal A. Arpin-Cribbie
Jane Irvine
Paul Ritvo
Robert A. Cribbie
Gordon L. Flett
Paul L. Hewitt
Publicatiedatum: 01-09-2008
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy / Uitgave 3/2008
Print ISSN: 0894-9085
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6563
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-007-0065-2

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