The Causal Relationship of types of Self-absorption and Maladaptive Perfectionism with Depression through the Mediating Role of Self-criticism in University Students

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1 Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

2 Faculty Member of Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Department of Clinical Psychology.

3 Graduate Student, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Department of Clinical Psychology.

Abstract

Depression is one of the most common mood disorders that various emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and physiological factors contribute to it. Self-criticism, maladaptive perfectionism and self-absorption (private and public) are some of the cognitive factors that play a role in depression. The purpose of this study was to examine suggested pattern of the causal relationship of types of self-absorption and maladaptive perfectionism with depression through the mediating role of self-criticism. A group of 236 students of Shahid Chamran University (SCU) was selected by multi-stage random sampling and completed the Self-absorption Scale, maladaptive Perfectionism Subscale, Beck’s Depression Inventory and the levels of Self-criticism Scale. The results showed that all direct relationship between variables were statistically significant. On the other hand, the non-direct relationship of maladaptive perfectionism, public self-absorption and private self-absorption with depression through the mediating role of self-criticism were statistically significant. It seems that The causal relationship of types of self-absorption and maladaptive perfectionism with depression through the mediating role of self-criticism in students can be explained and types of self-absorption, maladaptive perfectionism and self-criticism can be considered as predictors of depression.

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