Deconstructing perfectionism in college students: Patterns of behavior, emotion, and cognition

Newman, Brittany N.; Strickler, Jesse G.; O'Brien, Caroline; Lui, Tiffany G.; Lynch, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2019.03.030

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“…Table 2 provides a summary of the data obtained from each study. All 15 studies were published in the last 16 years-−12 of them were brought out in the last 10 years, and 7 of the 15 studies were written in the last 5 years (76,(83)(84)(85)(86)(87)(88).…”

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“…Regarding to geographical distribution, eight of the 15 studies (53.3%) reported data from the United States (47,79,80,82,83,(86)(87)(88), while one was Canadian (84) and four were (26.7%) European, containing data form Belgium (two papers) (73,75), Spain (one paper) (83) and Portugal (one paper) (76). There was Six studies (40%) enrolled college, undergraduate students, whose mean ages were between 18.89 and 20.61 years (74,(80)(81)(82)(83)87).…”

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Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Perfectionism: A Systematic Review

Győri

Balázs

2021

Front. Psychiatry

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Background: Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and perfectionism mean a huge concern related to mental health and psychopathology. Recently, there has been a growing interest in research on the exploration of the association of perfectionism and NSSI, but till today there is no systematic review has been prepared in this topic.Aims: Therefore, we performed a systematic literature review of published studies that investigated the association between NSSI and perfectionism.Methods: The systematic search was made on PubMed, OVID Medline, PsychInfo, Scopus, and Web of Science. The search terms were (“nonsuicidal self-injury” OR “nonsuicidal self-injury” OR NSSI OR “self-injury” OR “self-injurious behavior” OR SIB OR “self-harm” OR “deliberate self-harm” OR DSH) AND (perfectionism). The inclusion criteria were as follows: written in English; reported empirical data; used validated self-report measures; investigated the association of nonsuicidal self-injury and perfectionism. There were no restrictions on participants regarding age, gender, race or ethnicity. Exclusion criteria: not written in English; was a review/meta-analysis; measured suicide behavior; measured self-injury irrespective of motivation or suicidal intent; was not about the association between nonsuicidal self-injury and perfectionism.Results: After the screening process, 15 studies were included in our systematic review. The majority of studies (12) were published in the last 10 years. Nine (60%) recruited participants from community samples, four (26.7%) from clinical populations, and two (13.3%) both from community and clinical participants. Fourteen (93.3%) of the studies were cross-sectional studies, and one study contained a longitudinal investigation. The majority of studies included only or mainly female participants (62.3–87.2%) and two studies contained a balanced male-female ratio population. Fourteen (93.3%) studies from the 15 studies found a significant positive association between NSSI and perfectionism.Limitations: The heterogeneity of used instruments makes it difficult to compare the results of involved studies. Only two studies investigated populations with balanced gender ratios. Only two studies examined both clinical and community populations. Clinical investigations enrolled mainly eating-disordered (ED) patients.Conclusions: The results of the current systematic review highlight the role of perfectionism in NSSI engagement. This systematic review may help the development of effective prevention initiatives and treatment strategies.

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Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Perfectionism: A Systematic Review

Győri

Balázs

2021

Front. Psychiatry

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“…There was a preponderance of literature that focused on the notion that social predicates for the development of perfectionism hinge on high parental expectations. Expectations can manifest in a person's cognitive schema either by way of overt rigid and invalidating behaviors by parents, or imaginal expectations based on a variety of subtle family dynamics and cultural and societal parameters (Curran & Hill, 2019;Newman et al, 2019;Smith et al, 2018). Associations between parenting style and the development and maintenance of perfectionism were found to be a dominant theme in the literature.…”

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“…Socially prescribed perfectionism has increased at a rate double of the other domains in the multi-dimensional paradigm. Many theorists suggest that the confluence of rapidly changing social structures including social media's influence on self-oriented and socially oriented perfectionism, is a factor in rising rates of perfectionism as well as the early childhood adoption of perfectionistic behaviors and thinking styles (Burgess & Di-Psychology bartolo, 2016;Newman et al, 2019;Sharma, 2016;Smith et al, 2018;Stoeber, 2018;Vidic & Cherup, 2019). Cognition.…”

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“…Socially prescribed perfectionism is the belief that others hold standards for the individual that cannot be reasonable and consistently met and have the net effect of the experience of multiple and consistent perceived events of failure (Curran & Hill, 2019;Smith et al, 2018). Several studies concluded that this form of perfectionism is especially damaging to self-esteem (Curran & Hill, 2019;Newman et al, 2019;Sharma, 2016;Smith et al, 2018;Stoeber, 2018;Vidic & Cherup, 2019). In conjunction with internalized parental expectations of social, academic, and occupational success, studies conclude that other outside social forces such as neo-liberalism and meritocracy exacerbate the social correlates of perfectionism and resulting negative affective, behavioral, and social states (Curran & Hill, 2019;Norwin, 2018;Smith et al, 2018).…”

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A Systematic Review on the Psychological Effects of Perfectionism and Accompanying Treatment

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Firebaugh²,

Zolnikov³

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Exploring the relationship between perfectionism and academic burnout through achievement goals: a mediation model

Chang

Hyunmo

Lee

2020

Asia Pacific Educ. Rev.

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This study investigated associations among perfectionism (i.e., perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns), achievement goals, and academic burnout among college students in South Korea, focusing on the mediating role of achievement goals. A total of 281 students enrolled in a non-major psychology course voluntarily completed an online questionnaire. Analyses were performed using structural equation modeling. The results indicated that achievement goals significantly mediated the relation between perfectionism and academic burnout. Perfectionistic strivings had a negative effect on academic burnout, through mastery goals (i.e., mastery-approach and mastery-avoidance goals). Specifically, high levels of perfectionistic strivings were linked to high levels of mastery-approach and low levels of mastery-avoidance goals, which were sequentially linked to a low level of academic burnout. Contrastingly, perfectionistic concerns had a positive effect on academic burnout, through mastery-avoidance goals. That is, higher perfectionistic concerns were associated with higher mastery-avoidance goals, which in turn were linked to higher academic burnout. Implications and limitations are discussed.

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Deconstructing perfectionism in college students: Patterns of behavior, emotion, and cognition

Cited by 22 publications

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Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Perfectionism: A Systematic Review

Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Perfectionism: A Systematic Review

A Systematic Review on the Psychological Effects of Perfectionism and Accompanying Treatment

Exploring the relationship between perfectionism and academic burnout through achievement goals: a mediation model

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