The dimensions of perfectionism

Frost, Randy O.; Marten, Patricia A.; Lahart, Cathleen; Rosenblate, Robin

doi:10.1007/bf01172967

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“…Perfectionism Scale (Frost et al, 1990), with both the personal standards (7 items reflecting high personal standards) and concern over mistakes (9 items reflecting self-critical evaluative concerns) sub-scales showing good internal reliability in the current study at baseline (α=0.81 and α=0.89 respectively). Items were rated on a 4-point Likert scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree and a mean item score was formulated for each measure.…”

Section: Perfectionism Perfectionism Was Assessed With the Frost Mulmentioning

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How perfectionism and ineffectiveness influence growth of eating disorder risk in young adolescent girls

Wade

Wilksch

Paxton

et al. 2015

Behaviour Research and Therapy

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Section: Perfectionism Perfectionism Was Assessed With the Frost Mulmentioning

confidence: 57%

How perfectionism and ineffectiveness influence growth of eating disorder risk in young adolescent girls

Wade

Wilksch

Paxton

et al. 2015

Behaviour Research and Therapy

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“…We assessed perfectionism by measuring "concern over mistakes and doubts" (CMD, 13 Items on 5-point rating scales for each item, minimum score = 13, maximum score = 65) of the German Version of the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS-d, (Frost et al, 1990;Stöber, 1998;Wirtz et al, 2007)). Chronic stress was measured using the Chronic Stress Screening Scale (CSSS; (Schulz et al, 2004)).…”

Section: Vital Exhaustion Perfectionism and Chronic Stressmentioning

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Higher overcommitment to work is associated with lower norepinephrine secretion before and after acute psychosocial stress in men

Wirtz

Siegrist

Rimmele

et al. 2008

Psychoneuroendocrinology

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Higher overcommitment to work is associated with lower norepinephrine secretion before and after acute psychosocial stress in men Higher overcommitment to work is associated with lower norepinephrine secretion before and after acute psychosocial stress in men Abstract BACKGROUND: Overcommitment (OC) is a pattern of excessive striving. In reaction to work stress, OC has been associated with higher sympathetic nervous system activation and cortisol release, but data on neuroendocrine reactivity to standardized stressors are scarce. We investigated whether OC is associated with differential levels of the stress hormones norepinephrine and cortisol in response to acute psychosocial stress.METHODS: Fifty-eight medication-free non-smoking men aged between 20 and 65 years (mean+/-S.E.M.: 36.3+/-1.8) underwent an acute standardized psychosocial stress task combining public speaking and mental arithmetic in front of an audience. We assessed OC as well as a variety of psychological control variables including vital exhaustion, perfectionism, chronic stress, and cognitive stress appraisal. Moreover, we measured plasma norepinephrine as well as salivary cortisol before and after stress and several times up to 60 min thereafter.RESULTS: Higher OC was associated with lower baseline norepinephrine levels (r = -0.37, p < 0.01). General linear models controlling for age, BMI, and mean arterial blood pressure revealed that higher overcommitment was associated with lower norepinephrine and cortisol levels before and after stress (p's < 0.02) as well as with lower norepinephrine stress reactivity (p = 0.02). Additional controlling for the potential psychological confounders vital exhaustion, perfectionism, chronic stress, and depression confirmed lower norepinephrine levels before and after stress (p < 0.01) as well lower norepinephrine stress reactivity (p = 0.02) with increasing OC. Higher OC independently explained 13% of the total norepinephrine stress response (beta = -0.46, p < 0.01, R(2) change = 0.13).CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest blunted increases in norepinephrine following stress with increasing OC potentially mirroring blunted stress reactivity of the sympathetic nervous system. ABSTRACTBackground: Overcommitment is a pattern of excessive striving. In reaction to work stress, overcommitment (OC) has been associated with higher sympathetic nervous system activation and cortisol release, but data on neuroendocrine reactivity to standardized stressors are scarce. We investigated whether overcommitment is associated with differential levels of the stress hormones norepinephrine and cortisol in response to acute psychosocial stress.Methods: 58 medication-free non-smoking men aged between 20 and 65 years (mean±SEM: 36.3±1.8) underwent an acute standardized psychosocial stress task combining public speaking and mental arithmetic in front of an audience. We assessed overcommitment as well as a variety of psychological control variables including vital exhaustion, perfectionism, chronic stress, and cognitive stress appraisa...

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“…It has long been suggested that perfectionistic thinking may be linked to obsessions and compulsions (McFall & Wollersheim, 1979). Studies with non-clinical samples have found perfectionistic attitudes such as "concern over mistakes" and "doubts about actions" to be positively correlated with total scores on self report measures of OCD features, even when controlling for responsibility or general distress (e.g., Frost, Marten, Lahart, & Rosenblate, 1990;Rhéaume, Freeston, Dugas, Letarte, & Ladouceur, 1995;Tolin, Brady, & Hannan, 2008). Recently, Wu and Cortesi (2009) examined the relationship between perfectionism and OCD in a large non-clinical sample.…”

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In search of specificity: “Not just right experiences” and obsessive–compulsive symptoms in non-clinical and clinical Italian individuals

Ghisi

Chiri

Marchetti

et al. 2010

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

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The cognitive model of OCD proposes that certain beliefs may contribute to the development and maintenance of this disorder. To date, however, it is not yet clear which beliefs are more relevant for explaining OCD symptomatology; moreover, their causal status is yet to be clearly established. In the effort to identify other constructs and processes related to OCD, the phenomenon labeled "not just right experiences" (NJREs) has received increasing attention. In this study, measures of NJREs (the NJRE-Q-R), OCD symptoms, general distress (i.e., anxiety, and depression), and perfectionism were administered to a large sample of college students and a small sample of OCD and non-OCD patients. The clinical sample completed also a measure of OC beliefs. Results showed that NJREs could be reliably measured through a self-report format in non-clinical and clinical Italian individuals. A specific association between NJREs severity and OCD symptoms was found in the non-clinical sample, after controlling for anxiety, depression and perfectionism. The NJRE-Q-R Severity scale clearly discriminated OCD patients from patients with other anxiety disorders or depression. Lastly, the NJREs measure differentiated the clinical groups when OC beliefs were controlled, whereas OC beliefs did not discriminate among the groups after NJREs severity was controlled. The concept of NJREs may contribute to improve current psychological and biological model of OCD.

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The dimensions of perfectionism

Cited by 3,120 publications

References 17 publications

How perfectionism and ineffectiveness influence growth of eating disorder risk in young adolescent girls

How perfectionism and ineffectiveness influence growth of eating disorder risk in young adolescent girls

Higher overcommitment to work is associated with lower norepinephrine secretion before and after acute psychosocial stress in men

In search of specificity: “Not just right experiences” and obsessive–compulsive symptoms in non-clinical and clinical Italian individuals

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