Is perfectionism good, bad, or both? Examining models of the perfectionism construct

By P. Bieling, A. Israeli, Martin M. Antony. 2004

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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Perfectionism, Implicit Theories of Intelligence, and Taiwanese Eighth-Grade Students’ Academic Engagement (2011, background): “or to regain status and worth, for example, self-handicapping (Bieling et al., 2004; Brown et al., 1999; Pulford, Johnson, & Awaida, 2005).”
In search of the sources of psychologically controlling parenting: The role of parental separation anxiety and parental maladaptive perfectionism (2006, background): “Setting high personal standards may, as such, be adaptive because endorsing high personal standards is unrelated to negative adjustment outcomes (e.g., Bieling et al., 2004).”
The relationship between perfectionism and multidimensional life satisfaction among Croatian and American youth (2005, background): “Very little research has investigated how the dimensions of perfectionism may contribute to positive psychological well-being, or life satisfaction (Bieling et al., 2004; Chang, 2000).”
Maladaptive perfectionistic self-representations: The mediational link between psychological control and adjustment ☆ (2005, background): “Notably, consistent with current perspectives on the differentiation between adaptive and maladaptive components of perfectionism (e.g., Bieling et al., 2004; Enns et al., 2002), it was found that psychological control, as a negative parenting dimension, predicted maladaptive perfectionism, but was…”
Life Satisfaction, Happiness, and the Growth Mindset of Healthy and Unhealthy Perfectionists Among Hong Kong Chinese Gifted Students (2012, result): “…and added to the results of past studies that supported the distinction between positive and negative perfectionism in different populations (e.g., Bieling et al., 2004; Cox, Enns, & Clara, 2002; Fedewa, Burns, & Gomez, 2005; Terry-Short, Owens, Slade, & Dewey, 1995), provided further evidence…”
Perfectionism and Junior Athlete Burnout: The Mediating Role of Autonomous and Controlled Motivation (2013, background): “In contrast, perfectionistic strivings have been found to be negatively related to detrimental outcomes, such as general negative affect, self-blame, anxiety, and depression (Bieling et al., 2004; Dunkley, Zuroff, & Blankstein, 2003).”
Adaptive and Maladaptive Aspects of Self-Oriented versus Socially Prescribed Perfectionism (2005, methodology): “Alternatively, expending cognitive and emotional resources in an effort to satisfy externally imposed high standards, regardless of one’s level of self-imposed perfectionism, may be a risk factor for distress and potential psychopathology (Bieling et al., 2004).”
Relations between multidimensional perfectionism and burnout in junior-elite male athletes. (2009, background): “perfectionism often leads to positive outcomes (Beiling et al., 2004; Frost, Heimberg, Holt, Mattia, & Neubauer 1993).”