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Perfectionism correlates with specific obsessive-compulsive symptoms and anxiety in university students. This highlights the importance of studying perfectionism in emerging adulthood for understanding subclinical obsessive-compulsive phenomena.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Mental Health

Background:

  • Perfectionism is a transdiagnostic factor linked to various psychiatric conditions, including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
  • The precise link between perfectionism and specific obsessive-compulsive symptom (OCS) dimensions requires further investigation.
  • Understanding these relationships in non-clinical populations can offer insights into early manifestations of distress.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the correlation between perfectionism and OCS dimensions in a diverse sample of university students.
  • To explore the association of perfectionism with anxiety and depressive symptoms in this population.
  • To investigate the predictive value of OCS dimensions, anxiety, and depression on perfectionism.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involving undergraduate students from various academic fields.
  • Utilized self-report measures: Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale - Short Form (MPS-SF), Dimensional Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale - Short Version (DYBOCS-SV), GAD-7, and PHQ-9.
  • Employed Spearman correlation and multiple linear regression analyses.

Main Results:

  • The student sample exhibited moderate to high levels of perfectionism.
  • Approximately 28% of participants reported clinically relevant OCS.
  • Perfectionism showed significant associations with anxiety symptoms and certain OCS dimensions; depression was not a significant predictor in the regression model.

Conclusions:

  • Perfectionism is linked to specific OCS dimensions and anxiety in a non-clinical university student population.
  • Findings support a dimensional and transdiagnostic approach to perfectionism, especially concerning subclinical obsessive-compulsive phenomena in emerging adulthood.
  • Highlights the need for early identification and intervention strategies targeting perfectionism in young adults.