Blenkiron P, Edwards R, Lynch S
Division of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences in Relation to Medicine, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 1999 Sep;187(9):566-70. doi: 10.1097/00005053-199909000-00006.
This study investigated possible associations between perfectionistic personality traits, mood, and fatigue in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Forty CFS sufferers referred to tertiary care and 31 control healthy subjects completed the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS), Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale. Total perfectionism scores did not correlate with fatigue, anxiety, or depression in either group. Other-oriented MPS scores were significantly lower among CFS sufferers (p = .0019), especially women, and correlated negatively with physical fatigue levels overall (R = -0.27, p = .02). Total and socially prescribed MPS scores correlated with age for the CFS group alone (p = .05). Possible reasons why this study did not confirm a positive association between perfectionism and CFS are discussed. The finding that CFS sufferers set lower standards and have lower expectations for significant others may have implications for rehabilitation and recovery from this disorder.
本研究调查了慢性疲劳综合征（CFS）患者的完美主义人格特质、情绪和疲劳之间可能存在的关联。40名转诊至三级护理机构的CFS患者和31名健康对照受试者完成了多维完美主义量表（MPS）、查尔德疲劳问卷以及医院焦虑抑郁量表（HAD）。两组中，完美主义总分均与疲劳、焦虑或抑郁无相关性。在CFS患者中，尤其是女性，指向他人的MPS得分显著更低（p = 0.0019），且与总体身体疲劳水平呈负相关（R = -0.27，p = 0.02）。仅在CFS组中，MPS总分和社会期望维度得分与年龄相关（p = 0.05）。本文讨论了本研究未证实完美主义与CFS之间存在正相关的可能原因。CFS患者对重要他人设定更低标准并抱有更低期望这一发现，可能对该疾病的康复和恢复具有启示意义。
