Research has linked perfectionism to depressive symptoms. Self-compassion, defined as experiencing feelings of caring and kindness toward oneself, and taking a nonjudgmental attitude toward one’s inadequacies and failures, moderates the link between perfectionism and depression, finds a new study.

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Research has linked perfectionism to depressive symptoms. Self-compassion, defined as experiencing feelings of caring and kindness toward oneself, and taking a nonjudgmental attitude toward one’s inadequacies and failures, moderates the link between perfectionism and depression, finds a new study.