Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, UK.
Psychol Health. 2010 Apr;25(4):465-75. doi: 10.1080/08870440802403863.
To test the hypothesis that people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) would differ significantly from a healthy control group on measures of general personality and perfectionism, specifically on measures of neuroticism and unhealthy perfectionism.
A total of 27 female CFS outpatients and 30 female healthy controls completed questionnaires, including the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised, the Multi-dimensional Perfectionism Scale and measures of anxiety and depression.
The CFS group was significantly more fatigued, anxious and depressed than healthy controls. They scored significantly higher on neuroticism and unhealthy perfectionism. Healthy and unhealthy perfectionism were positively correlated in the CFS group, but not in the control group.
The present study confirms the link between neuroticism and fatigue and finds a link between unhealthy perfectionism and fatigue. A 'healthy trait', such as healthy perfectionism, when coupled with evaluative concerns is not necessarily healthy in a fatigued population. Researchers and clinicians should note the context in which apparently benign traits are expressed, and how they interact with other traits.
验证慢性疲劳综合征（CFS）患者在一般人格和完美主义方面与健康对照组存在显著差异的假设，特别是在神经质和不健康的完美主义方面。
共有 27 名女性 CFS 门诊患者和 30 名女性健康对照组完成了问卷调查，包括 NEO 人格量表修订版、多维完美主义量表以及焦虑和抑郁测量。
CFS 组比健康对照组明显更疲劳、焦虑和抑郁。他们在神经质和不健康的完美主义方面得分明显更高。在 CFS 组中，健康和不健康的完美主义呈正相关，但在对照组中则没有。
本研究证实了神经质与疲劳之间的联系，并发现了不健康的完美主义与疲劳之间的联系。在疲劳人群中，“健康特质”，如健康的完美主义，与评价性担忧相结合时，并不一定健康。研究人员和临床医生应该注意到看似良性特质表达的背景，以及它们与其他特质的相互作用。
