the main aim of the present study was to examine the mediation effect of sport self-efficacy on the relationship between dimensions of perfectionism and competitive anxiety in a sample of iranian athletes. 233 volunteer athletes (145 boys, 88 girls) from different sport fields participated in this study. all participants were required to complete the competitive perfectionism scale (cps), the m...

Perfectionism is a personality trait that strives for high standards of performance and accompanied by tendency to critically evaluate oneself, which closely related individual mental health has profound impact on individuals’ work, study life. Nevertheless, there are controversies in its nature characters whether positive or negative still exists the domain perfectionism, calling further discu...

background: perfectionism appears to play an important role in the etiology, maintenance, and course of psychological disorders. however, very few clinical data exist to clarify the nature and the relationship between dimensions of perfectionism with depression and anxiety.   objective: the aim of this study was to compare dimensions of perfectionism in depressed and anxious patients.   methods...

The present study explored the role of approach and avoidance motivation in a sample of recent suicide attempters. Specifically, it tested the hypotheses that perfectionism mediates the association between these different motivation systems and psychological distress (suicidal thinking & hopelessness). Patients (n = 125) admitted overnight following a suicide attempt completed self-report measu...

This paper addresses two problems which are common amongst university students, namely perfectionism and self-handicapping. Perfectionism deals with setting unreasonably high standards for one’s own performance, while self-handicapping behaviours provide a possible excuse for poor performance, for example putting tasks off until the last minute. Although they have the potential for many negativ...

Some researchers contend that high standards are an essential component of social anxiety. We tested this hypothesis in two independent samples. The consistent finding across samples was that higher scores on measures of high standards from two perfectionism scales predicted lower scores for social anxiety measures. These findings suggest lower, not higher, standards are involved in social anxi...

Among a total of 890 women from 2 separate nonclinical samples (1 collected in 1982 on college undergraduates, n = 435, and 1 collected in 1992 on women who were in college in 1982, n = 455), the authors tested a diathesis-stress model of the interrelations of perfectionism, perceived weight status, and bulimic symptoms. The authors predicted and found that perfectionism served as a risk factor...

The International Personality Disorder Examination interview (IPDE) was used to examine common features of personality amongst eating disorder (ED) patients. Female inpatients (N=155), aged 18 to 45, BMI<30 kg/m(2), were interviewed. Items present in ≥ 25% of patients were analysed by factor analysis. Five factors emerged - 'interpersonal anxiety', 'instability', 'self-uncertainty', 'obsessiona...