Perfectionism, Shame, and Depressive Symptoms.

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Self-Compassion as a Mediator of Maladaptive Perfectionism and Depressive Symptoms in College Students (2016, background): “The results are consistent with previous research demonstrating that higher levels of maladaptive perfectionism are related to higher levels of depression (Ashby et al., 2006; Chang & Sanna, 2001; Rice et al., 1998), and consistent with previous findings on self-compassion, which suggest that it is ”
The role of emotional dysregulation in perfectionism and psychological distress. (2006, result): “Tangney (2002) suggested that because perfectionistic individuals focus a great deal of energy on self-evaluations, they are prone to experiencing emotions such as shame, guilt, and embarrassment, a speculation supported by some recent research (Ashby et al., 2006).”