The term perfectionism in philosophy, unlike its more common usage in popular psychology, denotes a range of theoretical positions. There are perfectionist accounts of ethics, perfectionist accounts of well-being, and perfectionist accounts of politics.
Ariella P. Lenton-Brym, Martin M. Antony
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Your Care Mitigates My Ego Depletion: Why and When Perfectionists Show Incivility Toward Coworkers
Drawing on ego depletion theory and trait activation theory, this study examines why and when employee perfectionism personality is linked with incivility toward coworkers.
Muhammad Ali Hussain +3 more
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The Consequences of Perfectionism Scale: Factorial structure and relationships with perfectionism, performance perfectionism, affect, and depressive symptoms [PDF]
This study investigated the Consequences of Perfectionism Scale (COPS) and its relationships with perfectionism, performance perfectionism, affect, and depressive symptoms in 202 university students using confirmatory factor analysis, correlations, and ...
Hoyle, Alison J. +2 more
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Perfectionism explains variance in self-defeating behaviors beyond self-criticism: Evidence from a cross-national sample [PDF]
Does perfectionism predict maladjustment beyond self-criticism? Attention to this key question is needed as some studies suggest perfectionism may not explain variance in maladjustment beyond self-criticism.
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Perfectionism has been associated with higher levels of psychological maladjustment and disorder in adolescence and lower levels of subjective well-being and psychological adjustment. Perfectionism, however, is a multidimensional disposition, and not all dimensions of perfectionism are necessarily unhealthy and maladaptive.
Stoeber, Joachim, Childs, Julian H.
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The Relationship of Positive and Negative Perfectionism with Competitive State Anxiety in Non-Professional Soccer Players [PDF]
Perfectionism, in fact, is an irrational belief individuals have about themselves and their surroundings. Perfectionists believe that they and their surroundings must be complete and any attempt in life must be without error. The aim of the present study
Jamal Fazel +2 more
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Moral perfectionism and moral values, virtues, and judgments: Further investigations [PDF]
In a first psychological investigation of moral perfectionism, Yang, Stoeber, and Wang (2015) adapted items from the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale to differentiate perfectionistic personal moral standards and concern over moral mistakes ...
Stoeber, Joachim, Yang, Hongfei
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Multidimensional perfectionism and assortative mating: A perfect date? [PDF]
Assortative mating has been found regarding personality traits, personal attitudes and values, and cognitive abilities, but so far no study has investigated assortative mating regarding multidimensional perfectionism.
Hoffmann, Adrian +2 more
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Perfectionism cognitions are multidimensional: A reply to Flett and Hewitt (2014) [PDF]
We reply to Flett and Hewitt’s (2014) commentary on our findings (Stoeber, Kobori, & Brown, 2014) focusing on the multidimensionality of the Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory (PCI) and the question of whether the Multidimensional Perfectionism ...
Brown, Anna +2 more
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Perfectionism and performance in a new basketball training task: Does striving for perfection enhance or undermine performance? [PDF]
Objectives: In the psychology of sport and exercise, the question of how perfectionism affects performance is highly debated. While some researchers have identified perfectionism as a hallmark quality of elite athletes, others see perfectionism as a ...
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