The role of irrational beliefs in perfectionism.

By A. Ellis. 2002

154 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Education

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In Clinical Psychology

1. A. Hill
2. Joachim Stoeber
3. Paul R. Appleton
4. Howard K. Hall
5. Maree J. Abbott
6. Alice Lo
7. Gordon L. Flett
8. P. Hewitt

In Education

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2. Olga Gale
3. T. Whelan
4. Thomas R. Martin
5. Chang Su
6. Gordon L. Flett
7. Avi Besser
8. Maree J. Abbott

Citations in the corpus

• Dimensions of Perfectionism, Unconditional Self-Acceptance, and Depression (2003, background): “For example, Ellis (2002) related the case study of John, a 36- year-old accountant who demanded perfection from himself and others.”
• Dimensions of Perfectionism and Anxiety Sensitivity (2004, result): “In summary, the results of the current study confirmed a recent suggestion (Ellis, 2002) that perfectionism and anxiety sensitivity are closely associated.”
• The Child–Adolescent Perfectionism Scale (2016, methodology): “This is perhaps best reflected by the observation made by Albert Ellis (2002) who noted that extreme perfectionists must be absolutely perfect; that is, they do not just want to be perfect, they have to be perfect.”
• The Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory: Psychometric Properties and Associations with Distress and Deficits in Cognitive Self-management (2007, background): “To the extent that these perfectionism cognitions reflect an underlying perfectionistic self-schema, intervention attempts should focus on modifying this aspect of the self, as well as the irrational importance attached to attaining perfection (see Ellis, 2002).”
• Perfectionism, Cognition, and Affect in Response to Performance Failure vs. Success (2004, background): “Another problematic characteristic is the tendency for perfectionists to place undue importance on the outcomes they experience (see Ellis, 2002).”
• The mediating influence of unconditional self-acceptance and labile self-esteem on the relationship between multidimensional perfectionism and exercise dependence. (2009, background): “Furthermore, an argument that was recently put forward by Flett and Hewitt (2002) may help to explain this finding in female runners.”
• Perfectionism, Rumination, Worry, and Depressive Symptoms in Early Adolescents (2011, background): “Ellis (2002) emphasized that dysfunctional perfectionism is due to perfection becoming irrationally important along with a tendency to overreact and engage in catastrophizing when mistakes are made, and Rudolph, Flett, and Hewitt (2007) confirmed that these tendencies are linked with the…”
• Review of the Theoretical, Empirical, and Clinical Status of Adaptive and Maladaptive Perfectionism (2013, background): “, feelings of anxiety about performing) which subsequently interferes with one’s ability to perform (Ellis, 2002).”