Perfectionism and maladjustment: An overview of theoretical, definitional, and treatment issues.

By Gordon L. Flett, P. Hewitt. 2002

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Perfectionism and burnout in junior elite soccer players: The mediating influence of unconditional self-acceptance (2008, neutral): “In addition, it was expected that the harsh self-criticism associated with this dimension of perfectionism would further contribute to the development of burnout (Flett & Hewitt, 2002; Hall, 2006; Thompson & Zuroff, 2004).”
Do you want me to be perfect? Two longitudinal studies on socially prescribed perfectionism, stress and burnout in the workplace (2012, background): “Perfectionism is characterized by striving for flawlessness, setting exceedingly high standards for performance, and overly critical evaluations of one’s behaviour (Flett & Hewitt, 2002; Frost, Marten, Lahart, & Rosenblate, 1990).”
Evaluative Concerns and Personal Standards Perfectionism: Self-esteem as a Mediator and Moderator of Relations with Personal and Academic Needs and Estimated GPA (2008, methodology): “Consistent with the recommendations of Frazier et al. (2004), the factor scores of the indicator variables to their latent variables were used to form standardized predictor and outcome variables where appropriate, which were used for the analyses.”
Perfectionism, self-efficacy and OCB: the moderating role of gender (2012, background): “Perfectionism Perfectionism can be defined as the disposition to impose a standard that demands flawlessly executed performances and superior achievements (Flett and Hewitt, 2002).”
Perfectionism and workaholism in employees: The role of work motivation (2013, background): “…is a personality disposition characterized by striving for flawlessness and setting exceedingly high standards of performance accompanied by overly critical evaluations of one’s behavior and fear of negative evaluations by others (Flett & Hewitt, 2002; Frost, Marten, Lahart, & Rosenblate, 1990).”
Dimensions of Perfectionism, Unconditional Self-Acceptance, and Depression (2003, background): “…literature abounds with case descriptions of perfectionists who find it difficult to unconditionally accept themselves, and parenthetically, these individuals are greatly concerned and preoccupied with obtaining the approval and avoiding the disapproval of other people (Flett & Hewitt, 2002).”
The dual nature of perfectionism in sports: relationships with emotion, motivation, and performance (2011, background): “Perfectionism is a personality characteristic defined by striving for flawlessness and setting exceedingly high standards for performance, accompanied by tendencies for overly critical evaluations (Flett & Hewitt, 2002; Frost, Marten, Lahart, & Rosenblate, 1990).”
Positive Conceptions of Perfectionism: Approaches, Evidence, Challenges (2006, neutral): “…or to refer to healthy perfectionists as functional or adaptive perfectionists, because the adjectives functional and adaptive have strong connotations that many researchers find unfitting in association with perfectionism (e.g., Flett & Hewitt, 2002a; R. O. Frost, cited in Benson, 2003).”
The Destructiveness of Perfectionism Revisited: Implications for the Assessment of Suicide Risk and the Prevention of Suicide (2014, background): “Numerous definitions and conceptualizations of perfectionism exist (see Flett & Hewitt, 2002), and various frameworks have been applied to the study of suicide.”
Review of the Theoretical, Empirical, and Clinical Status of Adaptive and Maladaptive Perfectionism (2013, methodology): “…have supported the notion that perfectionism is multifaceted and that conceptualisations focusing exclusively on the personal aspects of the construct (e.g., high personal standards) are inadequate for understanding perfectionistic behaviour (Flett & Hewitt, 2002; Flett, Russo, & Hewitt, 1994).”
Maladaptive perfectionism and ineffective coping as mediators between attachment and future depression: A prospective analysis. (2006, background): “Perfectionism is viewed as a multidimensional construct, including adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism (Flett & Hewitt, 2002).”