ERIC Number: EJ994171
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 10
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Evaluating a Web-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Maladaptive Perfectionism in University Students
Radhu, Natasha; Daskalakis, Zafiris J.; Arpin-Cribbie, Chantal A.; Irvine, Jane; Ritvo, Paul
Journal of American College Health, v60 n5 p357-366 2012
Objective: This study assessed a Web-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for maladaptive perfectionism, investigating perfectionism, anxiety, depression, negative automatic thoughts, and perceived stress. Participants: Participants were undergraduate students defined as maladaptive perfectionists through a screening questionnaire at an urban university. The data were collected from July 2009 to August 2010. Methods: Forty-seven maladaptive perfectionists were randomly assigned to a 12-week CBT or a wait-list control group and assessed via questionnaires at pre- and postintervention. Statistical procedures included t tests, Pearson correlations, and analysis of covariance. Results: At the postintervention measure, the CBT group demonstrated significant decreases in anxiety sensitivity and negative automatic thoughts compared to the control group. Within the CBT group, changes in perfectionism scores were significantly correlated with positive changes in depression, anxiety, stress, and automatic thoughts. Conclusions: The treatment group improved on psychological outcomes, demonstrating the effectiveness of a Web-based CBT for perfectionism in a university setting. (Contains 2 figures and 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Therapy, Statistical Analysis, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Internet, Control Groups, Coping, Undergraduate Students, Urban Universities, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Personality Problems, Questionnaires, Stress Variables, Scores, Correlation, Outcomes of Treatment
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