Abstract

Objective: The present study investigated whether actual-ought self-discrepancy and maladaptive self-focused attention would mediate the relationship between socially-prescribed perfectionism and social anxiety among college students.
 Methods: Two hundred and twenty college students were asked to complete an online survey questionnaire to assess actual-ought self-discrepancy, maladaptive self-focused attention, socially-prescribed perfectionism, and social anxiety. The responses from the 220 students were used for the final analysis. Results: The results were as follows: First, maladaptive self-focused attention mediated the relationship between socially-prescribed perfectionism and social anxiety. Second, actual-ought self-discrepancy has not statistically significantly mediated the relationship between socially-prescribed perfectionism and social anxiety. Finally, the relationship between socially-prescribed perfectionism and social anxiety was sequentially mediated by actual-ought self-discrepancy and maladaptive self-focused attention.
 Conclusions: The results suggest the need for an approach to mediators such as actual-ought self-discrepancy or maladaptive self-focused attention in therapeutic intervention for a person who has socially-prescribed perfectionism.

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