The relationship among perfectionism, subjective stress, coping style, and psychophysical adaptation

• Main Authors: Mei-Hua Yang, 楊美華
• Other Authors: Hsiu-Jung Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/97255141515684652265

碩士 === 輔仁大學 === 心理學系 === 93 === Research background & aims: Considering researches have brought the inconsistent connection between perfectionism and psychophysical adaptation, this study based on the diathesis-stress model and hypothesized perfectionism can be a predisposing factor to relate with subjective stress, coping style, and psychophysical adaptation. The first purpose of this study was to construe the comprehensive perfectionism concept and to develop the Bi-mode Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale. The second purpose of this study was to formulate the conceptual model to test the different dimensions of perfectionism were distinctly related with particular types of subjective stress, coping style and psychophysical outcome variables. The third purpose of this study was based on the conceptual model to examine weather types of subjective stress and coping style could mediate or moderate the relation between perfectionism and stress adaptation. Finally, this study examined the predictive utility of demographic variables, perfectionism, and coping styles in accounting for variance in subjective stress, and also examined the predictive utility of demographic variables, perfectionism, coping style, and subjective stress by conducting stepwise multiple regression analysis. Methods: Four hundred undergraduate students from a private university in Taiwan were asked to complete a package questionnaire that included the Bi-mode Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, the Adjustment Check List, the Coping Style Scale, the Proactive Coping Scale, the Zung’s Depression and Anxiety scale, the Positive Affect Scale, and Satisfaction With Life Scale. All subjects individually completed the measures in small group sessions. Item analysis and factor analysis were conducted to develop the Bi-mode Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale. To examine the conceptual model of this study, the Pearson product-moment correlation, a series of hierarchical multiple regression analysis and stepwise multiple regression analysis were conducted. Results: 1.The perfectionism construct was formulated and constituted bi-mode feature (i.e. adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism) and each mode included in three-dimension of perfectionism (i.e. self-oriented, socially prescribed, and other-oriented perfectionism), so in this study perfectionism could be divided into six categories. 2.Maladaptive perfectionism was significantly associated with maladaptive coping style and negative psychophysical outcome, but unassociated with adaptive coping style. Adaptive perfectionism was significantly associated with adaptive coping style, but unassociated with maladaptive coping style and negative psychophysical outcomes. 3.The bi-mode or the three-dimension perfectionism demonstrated different predictive utility when predicting particular types of subjective stress, coping style, and psychophysical outcome variables. So the six categories of perfectionism demonstrated in current validity on adaptive effect. 4.Subjective stress mediated the relation between maladaptive perfectionism and various psychophysical outcomes, and subjective stress moderated the relation between adaptive perfectionism and psychophysical outcome of depression or anxiety. 5.Coping styles could mediate and moderate the relation between maladaptive perfectionism and subjective stress, and coping styles just moderated the relation between adaptive perfectionism and subjective stress. 6. Coping styles could mediate the relation between maladaptive perfectionism and psychophysical outcomes, and also mediate the relation between adaptive perfectionism and psychophysical outcomes. 7. Results of stepwise multiple regression analysis indicated that the full regression model for predicting different types of subjective stress accounted for the variance between 6.3% and 42.2%, and the full regression model for predicting different psychophysical outcome variables accounted for the variance between 24.3% and 57.0%. Conclusions: These results expanded our knowledge of perfection personality. According to the conceptual model of present research, we realized the influence and the link from specific dimensions of perfectionism to particular types of subjective stress, coping style, and psychophysical outcome. And we offered suggestions about the clinical application in psychophysical stress assessment and treatment. In other word, based on the diathesis-stress model, we could consider the influence of perfectionism on stress and coping. Moreover, we discussed the influence of three-dimension maladaptive perfectionism on depression and anxiety when stress and coping being the mediator and moderator, and the influence of three-dimension adaptive perfectionism on psychophysical health when stress and coping being the mediator and moderator.