Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

The investigation of the mediating role of Perfectionism between Narcissism, and Social Avoidance

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Fatemeh Hasanzadeh 1
Alia Asghar Asghar Nejad Farid 2
1 MA in Clinical psychology, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
10.22038/mjms.2019.14109
Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate the mediating role of Perfectionism between two types of Narcissism (Grandiose and Vulnerable) and Social Avoidance.
Materials & Methods: The study was cross-sectional and correlational. The sample consisted of 400 students who were selected by available and non-random method.
Participants completed the Social Phobia Scale (Connor et al, 2000), the Brief version of Pathological Narcissism (Schoenleber et al, 2015) and the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (Hewitt and Flett, 1991). Data were analyzed through Structural Equation Models (SEM) method and by SMARTPLS software version 2.
Results: Results showed that perfectionism has the mediating role between vulnerable narcissism and social avoidance. So that people with vulnerable narcissism with perfectionism characteristics also show more social avoidance.
Conclusion: In some cases, social avoidance may come with vulnerable narcissistic traits and understanding the narcissistic personality traits helps with treatment of the chronic symptoms of social avoidance.
Keywords
Social Avoidance
Vulnerable Narcissism
Perfectionism
Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 62, December
November and December 2019
Pages 102-112