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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy Research
  • Digital Mental Health

Background:

  • Process-based therapy (PBT) offers a flexible framework for psychotherapy, integrating skills from diverse evidence-based treatments.
  • Perfectionism is a maladaptive trait associated with psychological distress and functional impairment.
  • Online interventions present a scalable modality for delivering psychological support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of an online self-help intervention based on PBT principles for individuals with perfectionism.
  • To assess the impact of distinct training modules (cognitive and motivational) within the PBT framework.
  • To examine changes in perfectionism, self-compassion, psychological distress, and cognitive skills.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized trial involving 77 participants with perfectionism.
  • An online intervention comprising two four-session trainings: cognitive and motivational.
  • Repeated assessments throughout the intervention and at 3- and 6-month follow-up points.

Main Results:

  • The full intervention significantly improved perfectionism, self-compassion, psychological distress, and targeted cognitive skills.
  • The second training module (motivational) demonstrated incremental benefits across multiple outcomes.
  • Cognitive training specifically enhanced cognitive processes, while motivational training impacted both cognitive and motivational domains.

Conclusions:

  • The findings support the feasibility and efficacy of a process-based approach delivered via an online self-help format.
  • Participants benefited from learning and applying diverse therapeutic skills tailored to their goals.
  • Further research with larger, diverse samples is needed to refine and validate specific PBT components.