Dm. Dunkley et al., The relation between perfectionism and distress: Hassles, coping, and perceived social support as mediators and moderators, J COUN PSYC, 47(4), 2000, pp. 437-453
This study of university students (136 men and 307 women) examined the role
s of hassles, avoidant and active coping, and perceived available social su
pport in the relation between evaluative concerns and personal standards pe
rfectionism and distress symptoms (i.e., depression, anxiety). Confirmatory
factor analysis supported the measurement model used in this study. Struct
ural equation modeling results indicated that hassles, avoidant coping, and
perceived social support are each unique mediators that can fully explain
the strong relation between evaluative concerns perfectionism and distress.
Personal standards perfectionism had a unique association with active copi
ng only. Hassles and social support also moderated the relation between bot
h dimensions of perfectionism and distress. Clinical implications of distin
guishing between evaluative concerns and personal standards perfectionism a
re discussed.