A preliminary study of perfectionism and loneliness as predictors of depressive and anxious symptoms in Latinas: a top-down test of a model.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: American Psychological Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 2985124R Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 0022-0167 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00220167 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Couns Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Washington Dc : American Psychological Association
      Original Publication: Columbus, Ohio.
    • Subject Terms:
      Models, Psychological*; Anxiety/*psychology ; Depression/*psychology ; Hispanic or Latino/*psychology ; Loneliness/*psychology ; Personality Disorders/*psychology; Adult ; Anxiety/complications ; Depression/complications ; Humans ; New York ; Personality ; Personality Disorders/complications ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Self Concept ; Students/psychology ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      In the present study, we used a top-down approach to examine perfectionism and loneliness as additive sociocognitive predictors of depressive and anxious symptoms in a sample of 121 Latina college students. Consistent with expectations, we found perfectionism and loneliness to be associated with both depressive and anxious symptoms. In addition, results of conducting hierarchical regression analyses indicated that certain dimensions of perfectionism, especially doubts about actions, accounted for significant variance in both depressive and anxious symptoms. Moreover, the inclusion of loneliness as a predictor was found to predict additional unique variance in both depressive and anxious symptoms beyond what was accounted for by perfectionism. Implications of the present findings for future research on negative affective conditions in Latinas are discussed.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20110427 Date Completed: 20111122 Latest Revision: 20211203
    • Publication Date:
      20240829
    • Accession Number:
      10.1037/a0023255
    • Accession Number:
      21517153