Perfectionism and Acceptance

Dimensions of Perfectionism, Unconditional Self- Acceptance, and Depression

The current research investigated the associations among dimensions of perfectionism, unconditional self-acceptance, and self-reported depression. A sample of 94 students completed the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, the Unconditional Self-Acceptance Questionnaire, and a selfreport depression measure. Correlational results indicated that all three trait dimensions of perfectionism (i.e., ...

Perfectionism and sleep disturbance.

The main purpose of the present research was to explore gender-related associations between sleep disturbance and perfectionism dimensions in a large sample of undergraduate students. Perfectionism dimensions have been assessed using the Portuguese version of the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (Hewitt and Flett, 1991 , J Pers Soc Psychol 60:456; Soares et al., 2003 , Rev Port Psicossom 5:...

Perfectionism and Choice∗

Perfectionism can be mentally costly for people who deviate from selfimposed norms of behavior. I model perfectionism in Gul and Pesendorfer’s (2001) framework where agents can be tempted by immediate consumption. Besides normative and temptation utilities, my model identifies a mental cost of perfectionism that is proportional to the difference between the decision maker’s actual choices and h...

Comparing the Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioural and Acceptance and Commitment Therapies on Perfectionism of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Despite the high prevalence of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), there are few therapeutic resources in the field of treatment. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine and compare of efficacy of Two therapeutic approaches of cognitive-behavioural (CBT) and acceptance and commitment (ACT) on improving the perfectionism as the main symptom of this disorder. For this pur...

Anger and Perfectionism