Perfectionistic Self-Presentation, Socially Prescribed Perfectionism, and Suicide in Youth: A Test of the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model

The role of interpersonal components of perfectionism in suicide outcomes among youth was assessed and the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model (PSDM) was tested by determining whether the links between socially prescribed perfectionism (SPP) and perfectionistic self‐presentation (PSP) and suici...

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Published in:Suicide & life-threatening behavior 2012-04, Vol.42 (2), p.217-233
Main Authors: Roxborough, Heather M., Hewitt, Paul L., Kaldas, Janet, Flett, Gordon L., Caelian, Carmen M., Sherry, Simon, Sherry, Dayna L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Affect
Aggression
Biological and medical sciences
British Columbia
Bullying
Child
Children
Children & youth
Correlation
Correlation analysis
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Competence
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Measures (Individuals)
Medical sciences
Models, Psychological
Outpatients
Patients
Personality
Personality Traits
Pessimism
Psychiatry
Psychological Patterns
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk
Risk assessment
Role
Self Concept
Social Isolation
Suicide
Suicide, Attempted - psychology
Suicides & suicide attempts
Young Adult
Youth
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Summary:The role of interpersonal components of perfectionism in suicide outcomes among youth was assessed and the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model (PSDM) was tested by determining whether the links between socially prescribed perfectionism (SPP) and perfectionistic self‐presentation (PSP) and suicide outcomes are mediated by experiences of social disconnection, as indicated by social hopelessness and being bullied. PSP, trait perfectionism, suicide outcomes, and experiences of being bullied and social hopelessness were measured in 152 psychiatric outpatient children and adolescents. Correlational tests confirmed that PSP and SPP were associated with suicide outcomes and these interpersonal perfectionism components were associated significantly with bullying and social hopelessness. Support was also obtained for the PSDM. The relationship between the PSP facets, particularly nondisplay of imperfections, and suicide outcomes were mediated by being bullied. Additionally, the relationship between all interpersonal components of perfectionism and suicide risk was mediated by social hopelessness. Theoretical and clinical implications of interpersonal components of perfectionism and social disconnection in suicide outcomes for youth are discussed.
ISSN:0363-0234
1943-278X
DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.2012.00084.x