@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between perfectionism and engagement in preventive health behaviours: the mediating role of self concealment",
journal="Journal of health psychology",
year="2013",
author="Williams, Charlotte Jane and Cropley, Mark",
volume="19",
number="10",
pages="1211-1221",
abstract="If perfectionists avoid engaging in preventive health behaviours, they may be putting their long-term health and well-being at risk. Correlational analyses based on a sample of 370 university students identified maladaptive perfectionism to be associated with decreased levels of engagement in preventive health behaviours, life satisfaction and well-being and increased levels of self-concealment and psychological distress. Adaptive perfectionism was associated with higher levels of engagement in preventive health behaviours. Self-concealment was identified as a partial mediator in the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism and both engagement in preventive health behaviours and psychological distress. Implications of the findings are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1053",
doi="10.1177/1359105313488971",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105313488971"
}