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The Relationship Between Perfectionism and Psychopathology

A Meta‐Analysis

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ID23338131
AuthorsKarina Limburg (School of Psychology and Speech Pathology Curtin University Perth Australia, corresponding author), Hunna J Watson (0000-0001-8405-381X, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology Curtin University Perth Australia), Martin S Hagger (0000-0002-2685-1546, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology Curtin University Perth Australia), Sarah J Egan (0000-0002-3715-4009, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology Curtin University Perth Australia)
Year2017
Volume73
Issue10
Pages1301-1326
Publication date2017-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Clinical Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9762 • E-ISSN: 1097-4679
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jclp.22435
PMID28026869
OpenAlexW2561540831
LanguageEN
Citations received123
References cited64

OBJECTIVE: The clinical significance of 2 main dimensions of perfectionism (perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns) was examined via a meta-analysis of studies investigating perfectionism in the psychopathology literature. METHOD: We investigated relationships between psychopathology outcomes (clinical diagnoses of depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and eating disorders; symptoms of these disorders; and outcomes related to psychopathology, such as deliberate self-harm, suicidal ideation, and general distress) and each perfectionism dimension. The relationships were examined by evaluating (a) differences in the magnitude of association of the 2 perfectionism dimensions with psychopathology outcomes and (b) subscales of 2 common measures of perfectionism. RESULTS: A systematic literature search retrieved 284 relevant studies, resulting in 2,047 effect sizes that were analysed with meta-analysis and meta-regression while accounting for data dependencies. CONCLUSION: Findings support the notion of perfectionism as a transdiagnostic factor by demonstrating that both dimensions are associated with various forms of psychopathology.

Anxiety · Distress · Meta-analysis · Perfectionism (psychology) · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychopathology · Suicidal ideation · 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

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