The Mediating Role Of Maladaptive Cognitive Emotion, Regulation Strategies In The Relationship Between Negative Perfectionism And Social Anxiety In Adolescent Girls

Background: Social anxiety is one of the most common psychological problems among teenagers, which is related to various factors. The aim of the present study was to determine the mediating role of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies in the relationship between negative perfectionism and social anxiety in adolescent girls. Method: The method of this research was descriptive-correlational. Our sample was consisted of 350 female secondary students from Kashan, who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. Social anxiety questionnaire, perfectionism questionnaire and cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire were used to collect information. To analyze the data, Pearson’s correlation, standard deviation, mean, and structural equation modeling method were used to test the relationships between variables. Results: The present study showed the optimal fit of the model. The direct effect of negative perfectionism and maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies on social anxiety was significant. Conclusion: The results obtained from the analysis showed the mediating role of inconsistent cognitive emotion regulation strategies in the relationship between negative perfectionism and social anxiety. The findings of the present research have practical implications in the field of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of social anxiety disorder in teenagers.