The present work was designed and developed in the Institute of Medical Psychology, School of Medicine, Universidade de Coimbra. Abstract Objective: The main aims of this article are twofold. First, to assess perfectionism dimensions in obsessive-compulsive disorder and eating disorders in comparison with psychiatric control (depression/anxiety) and non-clinical control groups. Second, to exami...

The negative affect that results from negative feedback is a substantial, proximal cause of aggression. People high in maladaptive perfectionism, the tendency to focus on the discrepancy between one's standards and performance, are characterized by an exaggerated negative affective response to negative feedback. This exacerbated affective response to failure may then dispose them to hurt others...

Our objective was to analyze the relationships between Repetitive negative thinking (RNT), perfectionism and psychological distress. Specifically we wanted to test if RNT mediates the relationship between perfectionism and psychological distress. 788 college students completed self-report questionnaires to evaluate perfectionism trait dimensions [Evaluative concerns (EC) and Positive strivings ...

A randomized, controlled clinical trial was conducted to determine the efficacy of receiving feedback in a sample of maladaptive perfectionists. A total of 60 young adults were randomly assigned to a feedback intervention or control group. Hierarchical Linear Modeling was utilized to analyze the effects of perfectionism over time, as well as the effects of treatment condition on the relationshi...

the aim of the current descriptive study was to determine the relationship between perfectionism and social physique anxiety in women with regular physical activity. for this purpose, frost (1990) multidimensional perfectionism scale, the social physique anxiety (spa) questionnaire of hart et al. (1989) and ebc scale of cardinal (1997) were administered to 229 women who participated in mashhad ...

Perfectionism is a multifaceted trait that can be conceptualized by three distinguished dimensions: Self-oriented Perfectionism, Other-oriented perfectionism and Socially Prescribed Perfectionism. Perfectionists engage in maladaptive self-presentation styles, such as self-promotion, nondisplay and nondisclosure to maintain their appeared perfection. Previous research has established the associa...

While perfectionism is widely considered to influence risk for eating disorders, results of longitudinal studies are mixed. The goal of the current study was to investigate a more complex model of how baseline perfectionism (both high personal standards and self-critical evaluative concerns) might influence change in risk status for eating disorders in young adolescent girls, through its influe...

This paper provides an overview of recent research studies on perfectionism in the context of the changing conceptions of perfectionism as well as the development of new multidimensional perfectionism measures. The findings on the dimensionality and typology of perfectionism as well as the prevalence of perfectionism among gifted students have led to the conclusion that perfectionism can be dis...