University of Coimbra.
Psicothema. 2017 Aug;29(3):317-322. doi: 10.7334/psicothema2016.223.
Perfectionism is a personality disposition characterized by a person´s striving for flawlessness and the setting of excessively high performance standards. This trait has been associated with a broad range of psychopathological conditions. Consequently, prevention of its harmful effects must start early.
To investigate if one group session to manage perfectionism has the effect of reducing the levels of this trait, two and six months later.
A community-based sample of 978 Portuguese adolescents from three different high schools completed a self-reporting questionnaire including the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale, before and after one skill session. Three groups were formed: the intervention group received a skill session aimed at reducing perfectionism; control group 1 received a skill session aimed at healthy habits, and control group 2 received no intervention.
At baseline, no significant mean differences were found by gender or by school in Total Perfectionism or its dimensions. After one session to manage Perfectionism, the intervention group showed significant reduction in self-oriented perfectionism (SOP) scores, two months (p = .001) and six months later (p = .02). No significant reductions were observed in the control groups.
Our findings suggest that adolescents are sensitive to short interventions aimed at reducing perfectionism.
完美主义是一种人格特质，其特点是个体追求完美无瑕，并设定过高的绩效标准。这种特质与广泛的精神病理学状况有关。因此，必须尽早预防其有害影响。
调查一次管理完美主义的小组会议是否能在两个月和六个月后降低这种特质的水平。
一项基于社区的研究，对来自三所不同高中的 978 名葡萄牙青少年进行了一项自我报告问卷调查，包括儿童和青少年完美主义量表，在一次技能会议之前和之后进行。分为三组：干预组接受旨在降低完美主义的技能会议；对照组 1 接受旨在培养健康习惯的技能会议，对照组 2 不接受干预。
在基线时，性别或学校在总完美主义或其维度上没有显著的平均差异。在进行一次管理完美主义的会议后，干预组在自我导向完美主义（SOP）评分上有显著降低，两个月后（p =.001）和六个月后（p =.02）。对照组没有显著降低。
我们的研究结果表明，青少年对旨在降低完美主义的短期干预措施很敏感。
