Self-determination as a mediator between mindfulness and perfectionism in theory and practice

• Autor(es): Antunes, João Paulo ; Neves de Jesus, Saúl ; Brás, Marta ; Carmo, Cláudia
• Data: 2025
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/27755
• Origem: Sapientia - Universidade do Algarve
• Assunto(s): Mindfulness; Perfectionism; Intervention; Self-determination theory; University students
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo científico
• Idioma: Inglês
• Contribuidor(es): Sapientia

Descrição

Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been surging as an alternative to cognitive-behavioural therapy for perfectionism. Despite promising results, there are practical and theoretical concerns regarding high resistance from perfectionists towards developing mindfulness related capabilities. Self-Determination Motivation could provide a pathway to circumvent this problem by mediating the relationship between mindfulness and multidimensional perfectionism. Ninety-three university students filled a questionnaire containing mindfulness, perfectionism and motivation measures. Thirteen participants were then included in an 8-week MBI.