More evidence for four perfectionism subgroups

Sironic, Amanda; Reeve, Robert A.

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2012.04.003

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“…This finding is in line with studies showing that both perfectionism components are highly correlated at the between-person (e.g., Sherry et al, 2004) and the within-person level (Boone, Soenens, Thanasis, et al, 2012), and are both implicated in the development of ED pathology (Bardone-Cone et al, 2007;Boone et al, 2011). Although previous cluster-analytic studies (e.g., Boone et al, 2010;Sironic & Reeve, 2012) of perfectionism found that PS and EC perfectionism could be distinguished, this was not the case when the cluster procedure also included impulsivity. Possibly, because in this study impulsivity was added, the relation between both perfectionism components became more apparent, which could explain why both components systematically clustered together…”

Section: Relation Between Personality Subtypes and Eating Disorder Sysupporting

confidence: 89%

Too strict or too loose? Perfectionism and impulsivity: The relation with eating disorder symptoms using a person-centered approach

2014

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Although both perfectionism (i.e. personal standards perfectionism and evaluative concerns perfectionism) and impulsivity have been shown to be implicated in eating disorders, no previous studies have examined the interplay between both personality dimensions in their association with eating disorder symptoms. This is the first study to investigate relationships between empirically derived personality subtypes based on perfectionism and impulsivity and eating disorder symptoms (i.e., dietary restraint, and concerns over eating, weight and shape). Cluster analysis was used to establish naturally occurring combinations of perfectionism and impulsivity in adolescent boys and girls (N = 460; M age = 14.2 years, SD = 0.90). Evidence was obtained for four personality profiles: (1) a resilient subtype (low on perfectionism and impulsivity), (2) pure impulsivity subtype (high on impulsivity only), (3) pure perfectionism subtype (high on perfectionism only), and (4) combined perfectionism/impulsivity subtype (high on both perfectionism and impulsivity). Participants in these four clusters showed differences in terms of eating disorder symptoms in that participants with a combination of high perfectionism and high impulsivity (rather than the presence of one of these two characteristics alone) had the highest levels of ED symptoms. These findings shed new light on extant theories concerning ED.

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Section: Relation Between Personality Subtypes and Eating Disorder Sysupporting

confidence: 89%

Too strict or too loose? Perfectionism and impulsivity: The relation with eating disorder symptoms using a person-centered approach

2014

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“…Results of recent cluster analytical studies have provided support for the differentiation of individuals in four clusters that closely matched the four subtypes defined in the 2 Â 2 model of perfectionism (e.g., Cumming & Duda, 2012;Sironic & Reeve, 2012). Consistent with the guidelines of Cohen, Cohen, West, and Aiken (2003), researchers have also used the regression equation with and without interaction terms (e.g., Gaudreau & Thompson, 2010;Hill, 2013;Hill & Davis, 2014) to estimate and compare the predicted values of an outcome at different levels of perfectionism matching up the definition of the four subtypes of the 2 Â 2 model.…”

Section: Dimensions Of Perfectionism and Their Distinct Within-personmentioning

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Self-assessment of the four subtypes of perfectionism in the 2×2 model of perfectionism

Gaudreau

2015

Personality and Individual Differences

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“…Although an "evaluative concerns" cluster might have value, Rice et al (2011) argued that the cluster is probably a more differentiated group of distressed non-perfectionists than maladaptive perfectionists. For example, Sironic and Reeve (2012) found that the fourth cluster they identified was comparable to non-perfectionists and scored lower than adaptive and maladaptive perfectionists on self-regulation strategies (planning, monitoring, and regulating knowledge acquisition).…”

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Perfectionism in Academic Settings

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Richardson

Ray

2015

Perfectionism, Health, and Well-Being

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Once Upon a Time…I was Perfect. Some people can't wait for high school to end. The constant comparison between students, the need to be the best, the idea that average is not even good enough to make it on a scale of excellence. It's no secret that [School Name] High School is one of the most challenging and rewarding educational facilities in [the state]. Students file out of a classroom after a test and complain of how bad they did, when really they might have gotten a B-. Outside in the real world, adults wish that trivial events like these were the least of their worries, but to a high schooler, what goes on between these brick walls [is] everything. When trying to get into college, students try to rack up the number of clubs and hours of community service to place on their college admissions applications. But the perfection doesn't lie in numbers, it is reflected in the effort put forth by every student in the school.These comments in a high school yearbook capture in a succinct and personal way the central elements of perfectionism as they have been described for decades by clinicians, researchers, and journalists. The student points to the relevance of striving to be "the best" and the downstream implications of effort and credentials established during high school. She alludes to the distortions that might befall perfectionists, the pernicious ways in which they might interpret their performance and how the intensity and distress engendered by those interpretations may notThe authors are grateful to Jana Mohammad Al-Nahhas, Angela Montfort, and Marieke van Nuenen for their assistance with this chapter.

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More evidence for four perfectionism subgroups

Cited by 26 publications

References 21 publications

Too strict or too loose? Perfectionism and impulsivity: The relation with eating disorder symptoms using a person-centered approach

Too strict or too loose? Perfectionism and impulsivity: The relation with eating disorder symptoms using a person-centered approach

Self-assessment of the four subtypes of perfectionism in the 2×2 model of perfectionism

Perfectionism in Academic Settings

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