Reflections on perfection.

Pacht, Asher R.

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“…Instead, the vast majority of research-following the traditional view prominent in clinical psychology and psychiatry that perfectionism is a pathological personality characteristic requiring treatment (e.g., Burns, 1980;Pacht, 1984)-focused on investigating how perfectionism is J. Stoeber: Perfectionism and Performance 7 related to indicators of psychological maladjustment, clinical symptoms, and mental disorder (e.g., . The one exception is academic performance where numerous studiesfollowing a view prominent in personality and individual differences and counseling psychology that perfectionism is a "normal" personality characteristic that has positive and negative aspects-have investigated how perfectionism is related to students' exam performance, grades, and grade point average (GPA).…”

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“…Traditionally, perfectionism has been regarded as a sign of psychological maladjustment and disorder (e.g., Burns, 1980;Pacht, 1984) because people seeking psychological help for anxiety and depression often showed elevated levels of perfectionism. These early psychological conceptions regarded perfectionism as a one-dimensional personality disposition (e.g., Burns, 1980).…”

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Perfectionism and Performance

Stoeber

2012

The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Performance Psychology

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Perfectionism is a personality disposition related to individual differences in performance in sport, school, and other areas of life where performance, tests, and competition play a major role. This chapter discusses the importance of differentiating two main dimensions of perfectionismperfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns-when examining the relationships between perfectionism and performance in sport, academics, music competitions, aptitude tests, and laboratory tasks. The chapter presents studies showing that perfectionistic strivings are positively associated with performance and predict higher performance beyond people's general aptitude and previous performance level. In contrast, the studies do not show that perfectionistic concerns are consistently negatively associated with performance. To conclude the chapter, implications for applied psychology are discussed as are open questions for future research regarding issues such as the development of perfectionism, performance and efficiency, and gender differences.

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Perfectionism and Performance

Stoeber

2012

The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Performance Psychology

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“…While some theorists have made the distinction between adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism, the use of the construct has also been carefully reserved for the maladaptive features of perfectionism. This includes persistent dissatisfaction with performance, no matter how good (Hollender, 1965), and the designation of perfectionism as an underlying feature of a variety of psychological disorders (Pacht, 1984).…”

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Examination of the Relationship Between Perfectionism and Religiosity as Mediated by Psychological Inflexibility

2011

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The relationship between perfectionism and religiosity is clarified when the adaptive and maladaptive dimensions of both constructs are compared. Literature in both areas implicates the idea of a rigid and inflexible personality style as a possible mediator in the relationship. This investigation examined the relationship of perfectionism and religiosity, using adaptive and maladaptive dimensions, as mediated by psychological inflexibility.Measures of perfectionism, religiosity, and psychological inflexibility were given to 376 undergraduate college students in an anonymous online survey. Adaptive perfectionism was found to be significantly correlated with adaptive religiosity.Maladaptive perfectionism was found to be significantly correlated with maladaptive religiosity. Psychological inflexibility was found to be significantly correlated with the maladaptive dimensions of both perfectionism and religiosity. It was also shown to iv mediate the relationship between maladaptive religiosity and maladaptive perfectionism using the test of mediation proposed by Baron and Kenny. Implications and future directions are discussed.(86 pages) v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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“…Pacht [4] suggested that, because it is virtually impossible for humans to be perfect, perfectionists are likely to encounter difficulties in achieving their goals and, therefore, experience stress. …”

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“…Based on the results of this study, the perfectionist approach can be considered to be psychologically damaging, because it eventually causes uncontrollable stress. Pacht [4] noted that it is virtually impossible for humans to be perfect, and thus perfectionists tend to experience frustration, which also has a negative emotional impact. This is one reason why perfectionists experience higher stress than non-perfectionists.…”

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A Convergence Study on the Relationship between Perfectionism, Stress, and Burnout among College Golf Athletes

Bum¹,

Yoo²,

Jung³

2017

Journal of the Korea Convergence Society

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among perfectionism, stress, and burnout in college golf athletes. Participants were 221 college students. Self-oriented perfectionism and socially prescribed perfectionism were found to be the antecedent variables causing stress. Self-oriented perfectionism reduced personal accomplishments, and socially prescribed perfectionism increased the level of burnout. Additionally, perceived stress not only engendered emotional exhaustion but also reduced personal accomplishments. Regarding indirect effects, self-oriented perfectionism and socially prescribed perfectionism increased the level of stress and affected athletes' emotional exhaustion and lack of accomplishments. The results will be of use for helping athletes to escape from the perfectionism that occurs due to their obsession with winning, thus laying the foundation for athletes to continue to enjoy their sports.•

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Reflections on perfection.

Cited by 488 publications

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Perfectionism and Performance

Perfectionism and Performance

Examination of the Relationship Between Perfectionism and Religiosity as Mediated by Psychological Inflexibility

A Convergence Study on the Relationship between Perfectionism, Stress, and Burnout among College Golf Athletes

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