The role of clinical perfectionism and psychological flexibility in distress and wellbeing

Figures & data

Table 1. Mean (M) and Standard Deviation (SD) values, and Cronbach’s α coefficients for the study measures.

Scale	M	SD	Cronbach’s α
DASS-21 Depression	6.79	5.46	.92
DASS-21 Anxiety	4.12	3.50	.80
DASS-21 Stress	9.03	4.90	.89
DASS-21 Total	19.94	11.85	.93
MPFI Experiential Avoidance	17.41	6.13	.94
MPFI Lack of Contact with Present Moment	14.45	5.68	.96
MPFI Self as Content	14.71	6.53	.94
MPFI Fusion	16.90	6.77	.95
MPFI Lack of Contact with Values	13.42	5.82	.94
MPFI Inaction	14.31	6.42	.95
MPFI Inflexibility Total	91.20	27.32	.96
SCSSF	2.83	.86	.91
SWEMWBS	22.20	5.01	.86
CPQ	23.24	6.08	.87

N=210. DASS-21=Distress, MPFI=Psychological Flexibility and Inflexibility, SCSSF=Self-compassion, SWEMWBS=Psychological Wellbeing, CPQ=Clinical Perfectionism.

Table 2. Demographic information for the sample in this present study.

Highest level of education	Number (Frequency, %)
10^th grade	2 (1)
11^th − 12^th grade	6 (2.9)
High school graduate	14 (6.7)
TAFE qualification/trade certificate	43 (20.5)
Bachelor degree	95 (45.2)
Masters degree	43 (20.5)
PhD or other doctorate degree	7 (3.3)
Current employment status
Full-time	61 (29)
Part-time	38 (18.1)
Casual	26 (12.4)
Self-employed	12 (5.7)
Student	39 (18.6)
Homemaker	3 (1.4)
Retired	6 (2.9)
Unemployed, looking for work	6 (2.9)
Unemployed, not looking for work	9 (4.3)
Other	10 (4.8)
Minority
Yes	65 (31)
No	145 (69)

Table 3. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients between variables.

	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.	8.	9.
1. Clinical perfectionism	–
2. DASS-21	.55**	–
3. SWEMWBS	−.46**	−.66**	–
4. SCSSF	−.60**	−.58**	.67**	–
5. MPFI_EA	.33**	.26**	−.10	−.20**	–
6. MPFI_LOPMA	.20**	.38**	−.37**	−.33**	.21**	–
7. MPFI_SAContent	.49**	.62**	−.53**	−.65**	.33**	.32**	–
8. MPFI_CF	.47**	.71**	−.58**	−.71**	.32**	.33**	.73**	–
9. MPFI_LCV	.40**	.51**	−.49**	−.44**	.14*	.47**	.49**	.45**	–
10. MPFI_Inaction	.50**	.74**	−.59**	−.60**	.26**	.39**	.67**	.77**	.63**

**p < 0.01 (2-tailed).

*p <0.05 (2-tailed).

DASS-21=Distress, SCSSF=Self-compassion, SWEMWBS=Psychological Wellbeing, MPFI_EA = Experiential Avoidance, MPFI_LOPMA = Lack of Present Moment Awareness, MPFI_SAContent = Self-as-content, MPFI_CF = Cognitive Fusion, MPFI_LCV = Lack of Contact with Values.

Table 4. Regression model predicting psychological wellbeing.

Variable	B [95% CI]	β	sr^2	t
CPQ	−.17 [−.26, −.07]	−.20	.03	−3.49**
MPFI_CF	−.18 [−.30, −.05]	−.24	.02	−2.83**
MPFI_Inaction	−.19 [−.31, −.07]	−.24	.02	−3.07**
MPFI_EA	.12 [.04, .21]	.15	.02	2.88**
MPFI_SAContent	−.12 [−.23, −.00]	−.15	.01	−2.02**

N = 201. CPQ = Clinical Perfectionism, MPFI_CF = Cognitive Fusion, MPFI_EA = Experiential Avoidance, MPFI_SAContent = Self-as-content, CI = Confidence Interval, **p ≤ .001.

Table 5. Regression model predicting distress.

Variable	B [95% CI]	β	sr^2	t
CPQ	.40 [.22, .58]	.20	.03	4.32**
MPFI_CF	.48 [.24, .71]	.27	.02	4.03**
MPFI_Inaction	.72 [.49, .95]	.39	.06	6.12**

N = 210. CPQ = Clinical Perfectionism, MPFI_CF = Cognitive Fusion, CI = Confidence Interval, **p ≤ .001.

Figure 1. A statistical diagram of the parallel mediator model for the effect of clinical perfectionism on distress.

Note. ** = statistically significant pathway at the .001 level

Figure 2. A Statistical Diagram of the Parallel Mediator Model for the effect of Clinical Perfectionism on Psychological Wellbeing.

Note. **= statistically significant pathway at the .001 level