Prediction of Elders’ General Health Based on Positive and Negative Perfectionism and Type-D Personality

Background: multiple factors such as retirement, work disability,social rejection, physical illness and etc., have an impact ongeneral health of the elders. one factor among others is therole of psychological variables. the study is intended to assessthe effect of positive and negative perfectionism and type?dpersonality (distressed) on general health of the elders.methods: in this descriptive?correlation study, 80 people (47 maleand 33 female) were selected from residents of nursing home inhamadan and malayer using non?probability (accessible) samplingmethod. they responded to the questionnaires of type?dpersonality, goldberg and hillier’s general health and positiveand negative perfectionism of terry?short et al.results: positive perfectionism (r = 0.30) and type?d personality(r = 0.32) had significant correlation with general health. multipleregression analysis revealed that positive perfectionism andtype?d personality could explain at least 49% of the variance ingeneral health. concerning the variables of negative affectivity,social inhibition and social function, the females’ mean was higherthan that of males and considering the variables of positiveperfectionism, and social functioning, the males’ mean was higherthan that of females.conclusions: positive perfectionism decreases mental disorder ofthe elders by creating optimistic attitudes and enhancing socialfunctions. on the other hand, type?d personality, unlike positiveperfectionism, makes elders susceptible to physical illness andmental disorder.