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Dependency-oriented parental psychological control contributes to social interaction anxiety primarily through rejection sensitivity, whereas achievement-oriented control contributes to performance anxiety primarily through dysfunctional perfectionism. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine whether rejection sensitivity and dysfunctional perfectionism differentially mediate the associations between dependency- and achievement-oriented parental psychological control and specific social anxiety subtypes.

August 28, 2026Social SciencesOpen Access

The Roles of Rejection Sensitivity and Dysfunctional Perfectionism in the Relationship Between Perceived Parental Psychological Control and Social Anxiety

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SPShinyoung ParkSeoul National University of Education SPSoyoung ParkSeoul National University of Education

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Cross-sectional study reveals distinct cognitive pathways linking parental control to social anxiety subtypes in college students, suggesting tailored subtype-specific interventions.

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To examine whether rejection sensitivity and dysfunctional perfectionism differentially mediate the associations between dependency- and achievement-oriented parental psychological control and specific social anxiety subtypes.
Conducted a cross-sectional survey of N=189 Korean college students using validated self-report measures.
Assessed dependency-oriented and achievement-oriented parental psychological control, rejection sensitivity, dysfunctional perfectionism, social interaction anxiety, and performance anxiety.
Evaluated mediation pathways using linear regression analyses, Sobel tests, and multiple mediation modeling.
Rejection sensitivity partially mediated the positive association between dependency-oriented psychological control and social interaction anxiety.
Achievement-oriented psychological control influenced performance anxiety through both dysfunctional perfectionism and rejection sensitivity, with dysfunctional perfectionism demonstrating the stronger indirect effect.
Dependency-oriented control was more strongly linked to rejection sensitivity, whereas achievement-oriented control was more strongly linked to dysfunctional perfectionism, reflecting distinct developmental pathways.

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Park et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a91467bd15324a1df3aa1f2 https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci15090579

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Cross-sectional study reveals distinct cognitive pathways linking parental control to social anxiety subtypes in college students, suggesting tailored subtype-specific interventions.

The Roles of Rejection Sensitivity and Dysfunctional Perfectionism in the Relationship Between Perceived Parental Psychological Control and Social Anxiety

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