The study aims to explore the influence of perfectionism on emotion regulation in adolescents and their reciprocal relationship over time.
Three-wave longitudinal design
Participants were adolescents
Measures included perfectionism and emotion regulation strategies
Perfectionism significantly predicts emotion regulation strategies over time.
Emotion regulation strategies also predict levels of perfectionism, demonstrating a bidirectional association.
Abstract
Insights into how perfectionism influences the development and maintenance of emotion regulation strategies in adolescence, as well as their bidirectional relation, are discussed.