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The Effect of Socially-Prescribed Perfectionism of College Students to Depression: Testing the Mediation effect of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Unconditional Self Acceptance

Choi, Jea-Gwang (Department Counseling & Psychotherapy, Konyang University)
Song, Wonyoung (Department Counseling & Psychotherapy, Konyang University)

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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.8, no.3, 2018 , pp. 183-191 More about this Journal

Abstract

This study is to examine the effects of Socially Prescribed Perfectionism on depression by Intolerance of Uncertainty and Unconditional Self Acceptance, and to well being to improve the positive life of college students. This study is conducted on 238 college students who are influenced by Socially Prescribed Perfectionism, Intolerance of Uncertainty, Unconditional Self Acceptance, and Depression. This study analyzed a questionnaire consisted of a sub-component of the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS), a Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale(IUS), an Unconditional Self Acceptance Questionnaire-R(USAQ-R), and a depression scale (CES-D) and verified correlation analysis and structural equation model. The results of this study showed that socially prescribed perfectionism had significant negative correlations with intolerance of uncertainty, and had significant positive correlation with unconditional self acceptance. The results of the structural equation model showed full mediating effect of the intolerance of uncertainty and unconditional self acceptance between Socially prescribed perfectionism and depression, Finally, implications and suggestions are suggested in this study.

Keywords

Socially Prescribed Perfectionism; Intolerance of Uncertainty; Unconditional Self Acceptance; Depression; College students;

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