Ferreira Cláudia, Trindade Inês A, Ornelas Luísa
Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal).
Span J Psychol. 2015 May 20;18:E29. doi: 10.1017/sjp.2015.27.
Perfectionistic self-presentation defines the attempt at presenting the self as perfect through the public concealment of personal defects and/or through the display of attributes perceived as capable to gather positive attention of others. Although perfectionism has long been considered a central aspect of eating psychopathology mediational studies between this construct and these conditions are scarce. This study aimed at examining the mediational role of body image-related perfectionistic self-presentation in the effects of external shame and internal shame on drive for thinness, in a sample of young women. Results revealed body image-related perfectionistic self-presentation as a significant mediator (p < .05) of the relationships between external and internal shame, and drive for thinness. Furthermore, 86% and 69% of the effects of external shame and internal shame, respectively, were explained by their indirect effects through body image-related perfectionistic self-presentation on drive for thinness (95% CI). These results highlight that the control over eating may emerge as a maladaptive strategy to deal with shame when mediated by an endorsement in the belief that presenting a perfect body image is crucial to be accepted and valued by others. Study findings suggest that this perfectionistic strategy should be targeted while treating eating psychopathology.
完美主义的自我呈现定义了一种试图通过公开隐瞒个人缺陷和/或展示被认为能够吸引他人积极关注的特质来将自己呈现为完美的行为。尽管长期以来完美主义一直被视为饮食心理病理学的核心方面，但关于这一构念与这些状况之间的中介研究却很少。本研究旨在考察在年轻女性样本中，与身体意象相关的完美主义自我呈现在外部羞耻感和内部羞耻感对瘦身驱动力影响中的中介作用。结果显示，与身体意象相关的完美主义自我呈现在外部羞耻感和内部羞耻感与瘦身驱动力之间的关系中是一个显著的中介因素（p < .05）。此外，外部羞耻感和内部羞耻感的影响分别有86%和69%是通过它们通过与身体意象相关的完美主义自我呈现对瘦身驱动力的间接影响来解释的（95%置信区间）。这些结果凸显出，当由认为呈现完美身体意象对于被他人接受和重视至关重要的信念所介导时，对饮食的控制可能会作为一种应对羞耻感的适应不良策略而出现。研究结果表明，在治疗饮食心理病理学问题时，应该针对这种完美主义策略。
