Perfectionism, maladaptive beliefs and anxiety in women with fibromyalgia. An explanatory model from the conflict of goals

Fibromyalgia (FM) patients are known to be highly demanding of themselves in achieving goals. In fact, some authors suggest that perfectionism influences maladaptive coping regarding health and hinders routine tasks. Despite the evidence about the anxiety caused by this demanding pattern and the dif...

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Autores: Gutierrez, Lorena, Velasco, Lilian, Blanco, Sheila, Catala, Patricia, Pastor-Mira, María Ángeles, Peñacoba, Cecilia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Repositorio:BURJC-Digital. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
OAI Identifier:oai:burjcdigital.urjc.es:10115/18653
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10115/18653
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fibromyalgia
Perfectionism
Pain catastrophizing
Cognitive fusion
Anxiety
Mediating role
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Sumario:Fibromyalgia (FM) patients are known to be highly demanding of themselves in achieving goals. In fact, some authors suggest that perfectionism influences maladaptive coping regarding health and hinders routine tasks. Despite the evidence about the anxiety caused by this demanding pattern and the difficulty it creates in dealing with the conflict between goals, to date, there are no studies exploring the relationship between these psychological processes from motivational theories of pain. This study aims to explore the mediating role of pain catastrophizing and cognitive fusion between maladaptive perfectionism and anxiety among 230 FM women. Results found that pain catastrophizing and cognitive fusion contribute to the negative effect of maladaptive perfectionism on anxiety. These results can be interpreted from motivational theories of pain (conflict of goals), allowing action guidelines for the personalization of treatments.