PERFECTIONISM AND INTOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY AS TRIGGERS OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND OBSESSIVE- COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS: A STRUCTURAL MODEL BASED ON TRANSDIAGNOSTIC APPROACH

Authors : Servet Kaçar Başaran

Pages : 675-700

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Publication Date : 2023-10-24

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The relationship among perfectionism, intolerance of uncertainty (IoU), and psychopathology symptoms are well documented in literature. However, studies examining the relationship between perfectionism and IoU (which are transdiagnostic factors) and more than one psychopathology are scarce. In addition, research exploring the relationship between psychopathology symptoms and the big three perfectionism scale (BTPS), which bring a new breath to perfectionism measures, is also rare. This study investigated the relationships between perfectionism conceptualized as the big three factor (Self-critical, rigid, and narcissistic perfectionism as facets) and anxiety, depression, and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms. In addition, a structural equation model for the indirect effect of perfectionism on the relationship between anxiety, depression, and OCD symptoms through IoU was tested. A sample of 377 adults (Mage = 25.29, SD = 7.81) completed the relevant scales. The results of the structural equation model demonstrated that perfectionism statistically predicted depression, anxiety, and OCD symptoms mediated by IoU. Perfectionism was positively associated with IoU, which in turn contributed to higher depression, anxiety, and OCD symptoms. This model yields important implications for understanding the comorbidity of these three disorders.
Keywords : büyük üçlü mükemmeliyetçilik, belirsizliğe tahammülsüzlük, tanılar üstü faktörler, depresyon, kaygı, obsesif kompulsif bozukluk belirtileri