Antunes, João PauloNeves de Jesus, SaúlBrás, MartaCarmo, Cláudia2025-09-292025-09-292025-012158-2440http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/27755Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been surging as an alternative to cognitive-behavioural therapy for perfectionism. Despite promising results, there are practical and theoretical concerns regarding high resistance from perfectionists towards developing mindfulness related capabilities. Self-Determination Motivation could provide a pathway to circumvent this problem by mediating the relationship between mindfulness and multidimensional perfectionism. Ninety-three university students filled a questionnaire containing mindfulness, perfectionism and motivation measures. Thirteen participants were then included in an 8-week MBI.engMindfulnessPerfectionismInterventionSelf-determination theoryUniversity studentsjournal article10.1177/215824402513511852158-2440