School of Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Curtin enAble Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
J Clin Psychol. 2023 Aug;79(8):1799-1815. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23506. Epub 2023 Mar 4.
Perfectionism is linked to nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). Individuals with elevated perfectionism tend to avoid undesirable emotions and experience lower self-esteem, which are associated with NSSI. However, it is unclear if these mechanisms explain the link between clinical perfectionism and NSSI, and if locus of control is involved. We aimed to explore whether experiential avoidance and self-esteem would mediate the relationship between clinical perfectionism and NSSI, and if locus of control would moderate links between clinical perfectionism and both experiential avoidance and self-esteem.
As part of a larger study, 514 Australian university students (M = 21.15 years, SD = 2.40; 73.5% female) completed an online survey of NSSI, clinical perfectionism, experiential avoidance, self-esteem, and locus of control.
Clinical perfectionism was associated with NSSI history, but not with recent NSSI or past year NSSI frequency. Lower self-esteem, but not experiential avoidance, mediated links between clinical perfectionism and NSSI history, recent NSSI, and NSSI frequency. More external locus of control was associated with NSSI, experiential avoidance, and lower self-esteem, but locus of control did not moderate pathways between clinical perfectionism and experiential avoidance or self-esteem.
University students reporting elevated clinical perfectionism may have a tendency to experience lower self-esteem which is associated with NSSI history, recency, and severity.
完美主义与非自杀性自伤（NSSI）有关。具有较高完美主义倾向的个体倾向于避免不良情绪，并体验到较低的自尊心，而这些与 NSSI 有关。然而，目前尚不清楚这些机制是否解释了临床完美主义与 NSSI 之间的联系，以及是否涉及控制源。我们旨在探讨体验回避和自尊是否会在临床完美主义与 NSSI 之间的关系中起中介作用，以及控制源是否会调节临床完美主义与体验回避和自尊之间的联系。
作为一项更大研究的一部分，514 名澳大利亚大学生（M=21.15 岁，SD=2.40；73.5%为女性）完成了一项关于 NSSI、临床完美主义、体验回避、自尊和控制源的在线调查。
临床完美主义与 NSSI 史有关，但与近期 NSSI 或过去一年 NSSI 频率无关。较低的自尊，但不是体验回避，在临床完美主义与 NSSI 史、近期 NSSI 和 NSSI 频率之间起中介作用。更外部的控制源与 NSSI、体验回避和较低的自尊有关，但控制源并没有调节临床完美主义与体验回避或自尊之间的关系。
报告存在较高临床完美主义的大学生可能倾向于体验到较低的自尊，而这种自尊与 NSSI 史、近期和严重程度有关。
