Clinical perfectionism: a cognitive-behavioural analysis.

By Roz Shafran, Z. Cooper, C. Fairburn. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 2002

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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Shedding Light on the Relationship Between Personal Standards and Psychopathology: The Case for Contingent Self-Worth (2004, background): “Although excessively high Personal Standards have long been considered part of the pathology of perfectionism (Burns, 1980; Hamachek, 1978; see also Shafran et al., 2002 ), elsewhere we have argued, as have others (Greenspon, 2000), that the central feature of perfectionism is not standard setting ”
Review of the Theoretical, Empirical, and Clinical Status of Adaptive and Maladaptive Perfectionism (2013, methodology): “Such failure experiences appear to increase the discrepancies between the self-concept and self-guides, supporting the view that the self-worth of perfectionists’ is contingent upon achievement and success (Burns, 1980; Shafran et al., 2002).”
Perfectionism and Performance (2012, neutral): “On the contrary, perfectionistic strivings may form part of a “healthy pursuit of excellence” (Shafran, Cooper, & Fairburn, 2002, p. 778).”
Establishing construct validity evidence for the Sport Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale. (2006, background): “Missildine, 1963; Shafran, Cooper, & Fairburn, 2002 ) propose that perfectionist tendencies may only function in specific areas of people’s lives.”
Maladaptive perfectionistic self-representations: The mediational link between psychological control and adjustment ☆ (2005, background): “Given that both perfectionism and psychological control have been identified as vulnerability factors to psychopathology, particularly depression and eating disorders (Barber & Harmon, 2002; Shafran et al., 2002), future research may examine relationships between these concepts in clinical samples.”
Perfectionism in adolescent school students: Relations with motivation, achievement, and well-being (2007, background): “As expected, striving for perfection was related to hope of success and motivation for school whereas negative reactions to imperfection were related to fear of failure, supporting Slade and Owens’s (1998) dual process model of perfectionism which states that positive perfectionism is associated wit”
The dual nature of perfectionism in sports: relationships with emotion, motivation, and performance (2011, background): “On the contrary, perfectionistic strivings may form part of a ‘healthy pursuit of excellence’ (Shafran, Cooper, & Fairburn, 2002 , p.”
The Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory: Psychometric Properties and Associations with Distress and Deficits in Cognitive Self-management (2007, neutral): “To cite but one example of how it might be useful to consider this aspect of the construct, consider the recent cognitive-behavioral model outlined by Shafran et al. (2002), which emphasizes the cognitive biases associated with perfectionism (e.g., overgeneralization).”
How Do the Dimensions of Perfectionism Relate to Mental Health? (2008, background): “and Frost 2004) and partially with Shafran et al. (2002), the current study identified CSW and SC as mediating variables between the relationship of perfectionism and pathology.”
Do you want me to be perfect? Two longitudinal studies on socially prescribed perfectionism, stress and burnout in the workplace (2012, background): “…encountered may lead to lower levels of resources and higher levels of stress over time as perfectionists attend more and more to the discrepancy between their worsening performance and others’ expectations (e.g. Hall, 2006; Hall et al., 2012; Hewitt & Flett, 1991, 1993; Shafran et al., 2002).”