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Relationship Between Perfectionism and Depression Among Chinese College Students With Self-Esteem as a Mediator

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ID13629422
AuthorsLing Chai (0000-0002-0305-6152, Minzu University of China), Wenhui Yang (0009-0003-7692-7777, Central University of Finance and Economics), Jie Zhang (0000-0002-6538-2770, Central University of Finance and Economics, corresponding author), Shuyu Chen (0000-0002-9605-7604, Central University of Finance and Economics), Dwight A Hennessy (0000-0003-4426-4465, Department of Psychology, State University of New York Buffalo State, Buffalo, NY, USA), Yanzheng Liu (0000-0003-3163-1174, Shandong University)
Year2019
Volume80
Issue3
Pages490-503
Publication date2019-05-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0030222819849746
PMID31088216
OpenAlexW2946298647
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited30

Objectives This study is designed to examine the mediating role of self-esteem (SE) in the relationship between perfectionism and depression among a nonclinical sample of 918 Chinese college students. Methods Participants completed a questionnaire battery that included measures of perfectionism (Almost Perfect Scale-Revised), depression (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression), and self-esteem (The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale). Results The results showed that maladaptive perfectionism significantly and positively predicted depression, while adaptive perfectionism and self-esteem negatively predicted depression. More importantly, self-esteem partially mediated the prediction of depression from both adaptive perfectionism and maladaptive perfectionism. Conclusion Self-esteem was a significant mediator on the relationship between perfectionism and depression. Elevating student self-esteem may be a way of reducing depression, particularly among maladaptive perfectionists

Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale · Cognition · Depression (economics · Depressive symptoms · Perfectionism (psychology · Psychiatry · Self-esteem · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology

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