Effectiveness of Educational based on Quality of Life Therapy on perfectionism

Perfectionism is a character of personality thatindicates striving to be perfect and having high standards for practice. it is a tendency to evaluate one'' s andothers behavior critically. Aim of this study was investigating theeffectiveness of Quality of Life Therapy on the perfectionism. This was a semi experimental research with pretest andposttest with control group. Thestatistical population was individuals referring 3 counseling centers (Industrial university counseling center، Bousatan counseling center &Alefbaye-zendegi counseling center) in autumn and winter of 2012. Researchsample included 32 individuals were selected through available sampling andallocated into two groups of experimental and control. The experimental groupwas trained 8 sessions of instruction for eight weeks in quality of lifetherapy. At the end، both groups received posttest. The measurement instrumentwas Hill perfectionism inventory with Kronbach''s alphaof coefficient 0/92. Datawere analyzed with Covariance and Mancova Analysis through SPSS-18. The results showed that there were significantdifferences between the scores of perfectionism in experimental and controlgroups in posttest (P<0/01). It was also shown that، this interventionQuality of Life Therapy significantly reduces the subscales of perfectionismincluding: interpersonalsensitivity، striving for excellence، perceived parental pressure،organization، high standard for others، adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism. This study indicated the efficacy of Quality of LifeTherapy on perfectionism. So، institutions should include health andeducational develop and implement training programs to reduce maladaptiveperfectionism.