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To better understand the perfectionism-depression link, this study aimed to explore the moderating role of self-compassion in the relationship between perfectionism and depression. To gauge the impacts of self-compassion and perfectionism on depression, researchers assessed 210 depressed inpatients in four hospitals in Iran. The results of the Structural Equation Modelling showed that personal standards perfectionism and self-compassion negatively predicted depression, and evaluative concerns perfectionism positively predicted depression. Results from a multi-group analysis suggested that self-compassion moderated the relationship between evaluative concerns perfectionism and depression. However, it has no moderation effect on personal standards perfectionism and depression. The findings showed that self-compassion could decrease the effects of evaluative concerns perfectionism on depression.
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Abdollahi, A., Allen, K.A. & Taheri, A. Moderating the Role of Self-Compassion in the Relationship Between Perfectionism and Depression. J Rat-Emo Cognitive-Behav Ther 38, 459–471 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-020-00346-3
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