The Role of Rumination in Moderating the Relationship between Perfectionism and Disability of Tension-Type Headache in Patients of Shahin Shahr in 2017: A Descriptive Study

Headache is one of the most common complaints in neurology clinics. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the role of rumination in moderating the relationship between perfectionism and disability of tension-type headache. The current study was descriptive. The population consisted of all tension headache patients referred to the ten clinics of Shahin Shahr from March 21st to July 22nd, 2017. 80 patients with tension headache were selected through convenience sampling method. For data collection Jacobson’s Headache Disability Inventory, Terry- Short’s Positive & Negative Perfectionism Questionnaire, and Yousefi’s Depressive Rumination Inventory were used. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that rumination plays a significant role in moderating the relationship between negative and positive perfectionism and disability of headache in the total sample (p=0.001). The role of rumination in moderating the relationship between negative perfectionism and disability of headache was also significant in women (p=0.001) and men (p=0.017). But the role of rumination in moderating the relationship between positive perfectionism and disability of headache in men and women was not significant. According to the results, it can generally be said that the role of rumination in moderating the relationship between negative perfectionism and disability of headache in women was significant.