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Objective To investigate the impact of negative perfectionism on negative emotion(anxiety,depression) and the moderating effects of positive perfectionism.Methods A study was designed and a sample of 380 college students completed questionnaires including PANPS,SAS and SDS.Results ① Correlation analysis indicated positive perfectionism was negatively correlated with anxiety and depression (r1 =-0.25,P1 ＜0.01,r2 =-0.29,P2＜0.01),while negative perfectionism was positively correlated with anxiety and depression(r1 =0.26,P1 ＜0.01,r2 =0.22,P2＜0.01).② Moderating effects analysis indicated that positive perfectionism significantly moderated the regulating effect of negative perfectionism upon negative emotions(anxiety,depression) (β 1 =-2.64,β2 =-7.67,P＜0.01).Conclusion These findings suggest that the higher level of positive perfectionism,the greater influence of perfectionism on depression and anxiety,and positive perfectionism could buffer the negative perfectionism on anxiety and depression.
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OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship among mental health,negative perfectionism and coping style of firefighters. METHODS: By stratified random sampling,404 firefighters at work were selected and investigated by SelfReporting Inventory( SCL-90),Negative Perfectionism Questionnaire( ZNPQ) and Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire( SCSQ). The relationship between control variables and results variables was analyzed by using correlation analysis and structural equation model. RESULTS: The SCL-90 total scores of firefighters were positively correlated with ZNPQ hesitate and fear of failure factors( P < 0. 05); was negatively correlated with SCSQ positive coping factor( P < 0. 05),and was positively correlated with negative coping factor( P < 0. 05). The higher score of the hesitation and fear of failure factors,the higher total score of SCL-90( path coefficient were 0. 28 and 0. 35). Hesitation had a positive predictive function to the negative coping styles( path coefficient was 0. 57). The higher score of the negative coping styles,the higher total score of SCL-90( path coefficient was 0. 54),and the negative coping styles have a mediation effect on the relationship between the fear of failure and firefighters ' mental health( path coefficient was > 0. 28). CONCLUSION: Negative perfectionism personality has negative effects in mental health. Firefighters' negative coping style is the part of the intermediary role between the hesitation subscale and mental health,by reducing negative coping style to suppress the symptoms of mental health and to promote mental health.