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Conditions
Brief summary
Extensive research has suggests that high levels of perfectionism are associated with various mental health issues and that many university students possess perfectionistic traits. A previous pilot study showed that the Intentional Imperfection Program (IIP) was feasible and resulted in reductions in different aspects of perfectionism as well as reductions in hostility, rejections sensitivity, depression and anxiety. This study expands the findings of the previous study to assess the efficacy of the IIP in comparison to a healthy lifestyle intervention. Both interventions will consist of one 2.5 hour session. Eligible participants are university students with high levels of perfectionism. Participants will be assessed at baseline and at 1 month and 3 months post-intervention. The primary outcome is psychological distress. Secondary outcomes include perfectionism, rejection sensitivity, interpersonal hostilitiy, social disconnection, self-compassion, distress tolerance, mindfulness and academic performance.
Interventions
Participants assigned to the intervention condition will engage with the 'Intentional Imperfection' educational resource which will be delivered online. The resource consists of 2.5 hours of content and involves learning modules which each address specific components of the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model. These learning modules include psychoeducation on perfectionism, interpersonal sensitivity, interpersonal hostility and social disconnection. Each learning module is followed by a wor
Participants assigned to the intervention condition will engage with the 'Intentional Imperfection' educational resource which will be delivered online. The resource consists of 2.5 hours of content and involves learning modules which each address specific components of the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model. These learning modules include psychoeducation on perfectionism, interpersonal sensitivity, interpersonal hostility and social disconnection. Each learning module is followed by a worksheet in which participants reflect on what they have learnt. Participants will be able to complete the educational resource flexibly over the span of a week. Adherence will be assessed by using available website data on the number of modules completed by each participant, as well as the time spent on the site.
Sponsors
Macquarie University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
17 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
To participate in this study, participants must be university students, 17 years of age or older, and report high levels of perfectionism.
Exclusion criteria
Participants will be excluded if they are engaging in current treatment for perfectionism or have been engaging in treatment for perfectionism within the past month. In addition, participants will be excluded if they have been taking any psychotropic medication for less than one month.
Outcome results
None listed