Relationship between self-oriented perfectionism and depressive mood in the industrial society

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-oriented perfectionism and depressive mood in the industrial society. 380 workers in a construction company replied to a questionnaire, which consisted of a Beck depression inventory (BDI) and a multidimensional self-oriented perfectionism scale (MSPS). The results showed that concern over mistakes (CM) had a positive correlation with depressive mood in both younger and older age groups. Personal standard (PS) had a negative relation with depressive mood in younger age groups, but no statistical difference was seen in older age groups. We considered that the background for depressive mood differs in different age groups.