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Australian Journal of Psychology Early View (Online Version of Record published before inclusion in an issue)
Abstract
Perfectionism is linked to a range of psychological disorders. Burnout is an important construct in the working population and has been found to overlap with related constructs such as depression. There has been limited research conducted between perfectionism and burnout. This study aimed to examine the link between perfectionism and burnout and if procrastination and over commitment to work were mediators of the relationship. There were 69 participants recruited who were seeking counselling from a counselling firm, providing employee assistance services. The results indicated that procrastination was not a significant mediator of the relationship between concern over mistakes (CM) perfectionism and burnout. There was a significant mediating relationship found, where overcommitment to work mediated the relationship between CM perfectionism leading to burnout. The implications of the study in terms of interventions for employees suffering burnout, and directions for future research in regards to the relationship between perfectionism and burnout are considered.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00028.x/abstract
8. Kenneth G. Rice Brooke A. Leever Chad A. Noggle Daniel K. Lapsley
Abstract
The Adaptive/Maladaptive Perfectionism Scale (AMPS; K.G. Rice & K.J. Preusser, 2002) was developed on samples of 9- to 11-year-old children. A primary purpose of the current research was to examine whether the AMPS could be useful in studies of adolescents, and in particular, studies of adolescent depression. This study of 145 early adolescents revealed (1) a somewhat different AMPS factor structure than has been evident in studies of younger children; (2) no significant mean differences between boys and girls on perfectionism, although girls were significantly more depressed than boys; (3) a pattern of perfectionism-depression correlations that differed somewhat between boys and girls; and (4) several interactions of different dimensions of perfectionism in accounting for depression. Results are discussed by addressing differences between children and adolescents in school cultures, physical and psychological changes from childhood to adolescence, and the importance of considering the positive as well as the negative aspects of perfectionism among school-age children. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Psychol Schs 44: 139–156, 2007.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pits.20212/abstract
9. Shauna Bottos Hons. BA, Deborah Dewey PhD«Perfectionists' Appraisal of Daily Hassles and Chronic Headache» Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain Volume 44, Issue 8, pages 772–779, September 2004
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1526-4610.2004.04144.x/abstract
10. Peter D. Slade, Tim Newton, Nina Mary Butler, Peter Murphy«An experimental analysis of Perfectionism and Dissatisfaction» British Journal of Clinical Psychology Volume 30, Issue 2, pages 169–176, May 1991
Abstract
The striving after perfection has been often mentioned in clinical literature; however, there have been few systematic analyses of the concept. In the present study, a questionnaire measure of Perfectionism and General Dissatisfaction (the SCANS) together with the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and measures thought to gauge aspects of perfectionistic thinking, were administered to a mixed group of 148 subjects, including 25 eating disorder patients. Perfectionism was found to correlate negatively with Psychoticism (as measured by the EPQ) and positively with the Lie scale. Thus Perfectionism appears to be associated with a tendency to deny personally deviant behaviour and to present oneself in the best possible light. It is also associated with greater accuracy in a visual search task.
General Dissatisfaction was correlated significantly with Neuroticism, Introversion and Psychoticism. It thus appears to be related to a combination of ‘neurotic introversion’ and ‘personality deviance’. It is also associated with a tendency to be under-inclusive, that is to find difficulty in ruling out irrelevant stimuli when forming categories. Dissatisfaction was also associated with increased reaction time in the visual search task, perhaps also a reflection of an inability to ignore irrelevant stimuli.
Only the EPQ N and P scales successfully differentiated neurotic or dissatisfied perfectionists from normal or satisfied perfectionists, although several measures derived from the visual search task produced results which were approaching significance.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2044-8260.1991.tb00932.x/abstract
11. Jeffrey S. Ashby, Kenneth G. Rice, James L. Martin«Perfectionism, Shame, and Depressive Symptoms» Journal of Counseling & Development Volume 84, Issue 2, pages 148–156, Spring 2006
Abstract
The authors examined the relationship between depression, maladaptive perfectionism, and shame. Regression analyses were used to replicate a model in which maladaptive perfectionism was negatively associated with self-esteem and positively associated with symptoms of depression, with self-esteem mediating the effects of maladaptive perfectionism on depressive symptoms. Additional models showed that the path from maladaptive perfectionism to depression was partially mediated by shame, although these paths differed for men and women
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/j.1556-6678.2006.tb00390.x/abstract
12. Patricia Pliner, Geoffrey Haddock «Perfectionism in weight-concerned and -unconcerned women: An experimental approach» International Journal of Eating Disorders Volume 19, Issue 4, pages 381–389, May 1996
Abstract
The primary purpose of the study was to explore, experimentally, the common clinical observation that anorexics are highly perfectionistic. Method: Extremely weight-concerned and control college student subjects (as defined by scores on the Eating Attitudes Test [EAT]) were assigned high or low goals or they selected their own goals in a performance situation. After a series of 10 trials on which personal performance goals were measured, subjects in the high and low goal groups received false feedback indicating success or failure, and mood was measured. Results: High (vs. low) EAT subjects were more likely to persist in accepting an unrealistically high imposed goal, set lower personal goals in the absence of external standards, and were more strongly affected by the feedback. Discussion: Many characteristics of anorexics (including pursuit of thinness) can be accounted for in terms of their strong need for social approval and conformity to external standards. © 1996 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199605)19:4%3C381::AID-EAT5%3E3.0.CO;2-H/abstract
http://psystudy.ru/index.php/num/2011n5-19/551-sokolova-tsygankova19.html
13. . Allan Tasman Professor Chair,Jerald Kay, Professor Chair ,Jeffrey A. Lieberman, Lawrence Kolb, Professor Chairman, Director Psychiatrist in Chief, Michael B. First Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Mario Maj Professor Chair «Personality Disorders»
Psychiatry, Third Edition
Abstract
This chapter provides a summary of what is known through systematic research concerning the differential diagnosis, epidemiology, assessment, comorbidity, course, etiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of personality disorders. The chapter begins with a discussion of issues that pertain to personality disorders in general, followed by a consideration of each of the 10 personality disorders provided with official recognition within the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (i.e., paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic, avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive), along with the two personality disorders included within an appendix to the diagnostic manual (i.e., passive-aggressive and depressive).
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9780470515167.ch82/summary
14. Janet Treasure, Ulrike Schmidt, Eric van Furth«Psychological Factors»