Mindful Compassion for Perfectionism

The aim of this study is to confirm the feasibility of an integrative form of group psychotherapy in treating perfectionism. In a previous pilot study we suggested that this new treatment is safe and feasible, also reporting a significant reduction of perfectionism at final assessment. The intervention integrates the Paul Hewitt relational model of perfectionism and the Paul Gilbert Compassion Focused Therapy. We will explore the feasibility of the proposed group therapy through a waiting-list randomized controlled trial. Our hypothesis is that those in the experimental group will show at the end of the intervention a lower level of perfectionsm than those in the control group.

Inclusion Criteria:Being aged between 18 and 30Reporting at least a clinically significant value at Multidimensional Perfectionsm Scale (at least one of the dimensions must have scores equal to or greater than the clinical population mean of the questionnaire manual)Exclusion Criteria:Being diagnosed with neurodevelopmental or schizophrenia/psychosis spetrum disoders;Being under either psychiatric or psychological treatment