Adopting a self-determination theory perspective, this 3-wave longitudinal study explores the role of perfectionism in goal pursuit and the experience of depressive symptoms. The findings highlight the role of goal-related autonomy in mediating the opposite effects of self-critical and personal standards perfectionism on goal progress and depressive symptoms over the course of an academic year. The results suggest a way of understanding the pathway to depressive symptoms and poor goal progress in perfectionists. They point to a number of implications for clinical practice when working with self-critical perfectionists. Specifically, they indicate that interventions aimed at promoting autonomous motivation, may not only bolster goal progress but also act as a protective factor against depressive symptoms. Together, the results indicate that autonomous motivation is central to goal progress and suggest that low goal-related autonomy can be linked to negative outcomes. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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目标相关自主性的作用：完美主义、目标进展不佳和抑郁症状的自我决定理论分析。

采用自我决定理论的视角，这项 3 波纵向研究探讨了完美主义在目标追求和抑郁症状体验中的作用。研究结果强调了与目标相关的自主性在调节自我批评和个人标准完美主义对一学年目标进展和抑郁症状的相反影响方面的作用。结果提出了一种理解完美主义者抑郁症状和目标进展不佳的途径的方法。他们指出了与自我批评完美主义者合作时对临床实践的许多影响。具体而言，他们指出，旨在促进自主动机的干预措施不仅可以促进目标进展，还可以作为对抗抑郁症状的保护因素。一起，结果表明自主动机是目标进展的核心，并表明与目标相关的低自主性可能与负面结果有关。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。