A randomised controlled trial of face to face versus pure online self-help cognitive behavioural treatment for perfectionism
Previous research has shown cognitive-behavioural treatment (CBT) to be effective in reducing perfectionism. The present study investigated the efficacy of two formats of CBT for perfectionism (CBT-P), face-to-face and pure online self-help, in reducing perfectionism and associated psychological sym...
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| author | Egan, Sarah van Noort, E. Chee, A. Kane, Robert Hoiles, Kimberley Shafran, R. Wade, T. |
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| description | Previous research has shown cognitive-behavioural treatment (CBT) to be effective in reducing perfectionism. The present study investigated the efficacy of two formats of CBT for perfectionism (CBT-P), face-to-face and pure online self-help, in reducing perfectionism and associated psychological symptoms. Participants were randomly allocated to face-to-face CBT-P (n = 18), pure online self-help CBT-P (n = 16), or a waitlist control period (n = 18). There was no significant change for the waitlist group on any of the outcome measures at the end of treatment. Both the face-to-face and pure online self-help groups reported significant reductions at the end of treatment for the perfectionism variables which were maintained at the 6-month follow-up. The face-to-face group also reported significant reductions over this time in depression, anxiety, and stress, and a significant pre-post increase in self-esteem, all of which were maintained at the 6-month follow-up. In contrast, the pure online self-help group showed no significant changes on these outcomes. The face-to-face group was statistically superior to the pure online self-help group at follow-up on the perfectionism measures, concern over mistakes and personal standards. The results show promising evidence for CBT for perfectionism, especially when offered face to face, where sustained benefit across a broad range of outcomes can be expected. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-249992017-09-13T15:20:00Z A randomised controlled trial of face to face versus pure online self-help cognitive behavioural treatment for perfectionism Egan, Sarah van Noort, E. Chee, A. Kane, Robert Hoiles, Kimberley Shafran, R. Wade, T. Self-help Perfectionism Cognitive behavioural treatment Randomized controlled trial Previous research has shown cognitive-behavioural treatment (CBT) to be effective in reducing perfectionism. The present study investigated the efficacy of two formats of CBT for perfectionism (CBT-P), face-to-face and pure online self-help, in reducing perfectionism and associated psychological symptoms. Participants were randomly allocated to face-to-face CBT-P (n = 18), pure online self-help CBT-P (n = 16), or a waitlist control period (n = 18). There was no significant change for the waitlist group on any of the outcome measures at the end of treatment. Both the face-to-face and pure online self-help groups reported significant reductions at the end of treatment for the perfectionism variables which were maintained at the 6-month follow-up. The face-to-face group also reported significant reductions over this time in depression, anxiety, and stress, and a significant pre-post increase in self-esteem, all of which were maintained at the 6-month follow-up. In contrast, the pure online self-help group showed no significant changes on these outcomes. The face-to-face group was statistically superior to the pure online self-help group at follow-up on the perfectionism measures, concern over mistakes and personal standards. The results show promising evidence for CBT for perfectionism, especially when offered face to face, where sustained benefit across a broad range of outcomes can be expected. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24999 10.1016/j.brat.2014.09.009 Elsevier restricted |
| spellingShingle | Self-help Perfectionism Cognitive behavioural treatment Randomized controlled trial Egan, Sarah van Noort, E. Chee, A. Kane, Robert Hoiles, Kimberley Shafran, R. Wade, T. A randomised controlled trial of face to face versus pure online self-help cognitive behavioural treatment for perfectionism |
| title | A randomised controlled trial of face to face versus pure online self-help cognitive behavioural treatment for perfectionism |
| title_full | A randomised controlled trial of face to face versus pure online self-help cognitive behavioural treatment for perfectionism |
| title_fullStr | A randomised controlled trial of face to face versus pure online self-help cognitive behavioural treatment for perfectionism |
| title_full_unstemmed | A randomised controlled trial of face to face versus pure online self-help cognitive behavioural treatment for perfectionism |
| title_short | A randomised controlled trial of face to face versus pure online self-help cognitive behavioural treatment for perfectionism |
| title_sort | randomised controlled trial of face to face versus pure online self-help cognitive behavioural treatment for perfectionism |
| topic | Self-help Perfectionism Cognitive behavioural treatment Randomized controlled trial |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24999 |