The Role of Perfectionism in Student Suicide

Three Case Studies from the UK

Bibliographic Data

ID13630294
AuthorsJo Bell (0000-0002-3833-7595, The University of Hull, United Kingdom, corresponding author), Nicky Stanley (0000-0002-7644-1625, University of Lancashire), Sharon Mallon (0000-0003-2260-9864, University of Lancashire), Jill Manthorpe (0000-0001-9006-1410, Kings College, London, United Kingdom)
Year2010
Volume61
Issue3
Pages251-267
Publication date2010-07-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/om.61.3.e
PMID20873535
OpenAlexW2105324407
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited28

A number of studies have investigated the relationship between suicide and perfectionism but none to our knowledge have been based on studies of completed suicides. This article aims to provide important insight into the potency that certain profiles of perfectionism can claim in the path to suicide by presenting three case studies from a U.K. study of student suicide. Collectively, these case studies provide theoretical support for existing frameworks and are consistent with other literature which emphasizes those forms of perfectionism that engender severe self-criticism and self-doubt and fear of failure as most destructive

Criticism · Medical emergency · Perfectionism (psychology · Poison control · Political science · Self-criticism · Suicide prevention · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology