When being imperfect just won't do: Exploring the relationship between perfectionism, emotion dysregulation, and suicidal ideation

Although the relationship between perfectionism and suicidal ideation is well established, little is known about the pathways through which perfectionism and suicidal ideation are linked. Therefore, the current study explored emotion dysregulation as an indirect effect of the relationship between perfectionism and suicidal ideation. Among university students (N = 130), we found that perfectionistic concerns and perfectionistic strivings were …