COVID-19 psychological impact: The role of perfectionism

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作者
Pereira, Ana Telma [1 ,2 ]
Cabacos, Carolina [1 ]
Araujo, Ana [1 ,2 ]
Amaral, Ana Paula [3 ]
Carvalho, Frederica [1 ]
Macedo, Antonio [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Coimbra, Inst Psychol Med, Fac Med, Rua Larga, P-3004504 Coimbra, Portugal
[2] Univ Coimbra, Coimbra Inst Biomed Imaging & Translat Res CIBIT, Coimbra, Portugal
[3] Polytech Coimbra, Coimbra Hlth Sch ESTeSC, Rua 5 Outubro,Apartado 7006, P-3046854 Coimbra, Portugal
关键词
Perfectionism; SARS-COV-2; pandemic; Fear of COVID-19; Repetitive negative thinking; Psychological distress; REPETITIVE NEGATIVE THINKING; STRESS; DEPRESSION; ANXIETY;
D O I
10.1016/j.paid.2021.111160
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Psychological reactions to pandemics and their constraints depend heavily on personality. Although perfectionism is consistently associated to depression, anxiety and stress, its role in the pandemics' psychological impact has not been yet empirically studied. Our aim was to analyze the role of perfectionism in psychological distress during the pandemic of COVID-19, testing whether it is mediated by fear of COVID-19 and repetitive negative thinking/RNT. Participants (N = 413 adults; 269.2% women) were recruited from September until December 2020, via social networks. They completed self-report validated questionnaires to evaluate perfectionism dimensions (self-critical, rigid and narcissistic perfectionism), fear of COVID-19, RNT and psychological distress (sum of anxiety, depression and stress symptoms). As women had significantly higher levels of selfcritical perfectionism, RNT, fear of COVID-19 and psychological distress, gender was controlled in mediation analysis. The three perfectionism dimensions correlated with RNT, fear of COVID-19 and psychological distress. The effect of self-critical perfectionism on psychological distress was partially mediated by fear of COVID-19 and RNT whereas the effect of rigid and narcissistic perfectionism was fully mediated. Perfectionism influences emotional and cognitive responses to the COVID-19 and therefore should be considered both in the prevention and psychological consequences of the pandemic.
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