Is perfectionism good, bad, or both? Examining models of the perfectionism construct

How Other-Oriented Perfectionism Differs from Self-Oriented and Socially Prescribed Perfectionism

“…As a consequence, this factor has been labeled "positive striving perfectionism" (Frost, Heimberg, Holt, Mattia, & Neubauer, 1993) and considered to represent "good perfectionism" (Bieling, Israeli, & Antony, 2004). In contrast, the present findings indicate that other-oriented perfectionism is a form perfectionism negatively associated with prosocial goals and prosocial personality traits and positively associated with personality traits-narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy-that indicate a low regard of others.…”

The transdiagnostic process of perfectionism = El proceso transdiagnóstico del perfeccionismo

“…This would be consistent with the fi nding that perfectionism is an explanatory factor of comorbidity as suggested by Bieling, Summerfeldt, Israeli and Antony (2004), where they found in a large clinical sample that degree of comorbidity was correlated with perfectionism (as measured by Concern over Mistakes, Parental Criticism, Doubts about Actions, self-oriented and socially-prescribed perfectionism). Bieling et al (2004) found that perfectionism measured in this way predicted higher comorbidity even after controlling for symptoms and therefore concluded that perfectionism is not associated with a single disorder but is an underlying factor that is present across psychopathologies. This fi nding provides support for the idea of transdiagnostic treatment of perfectionism arguing that addressing perfectionism would most likely lead to a decrease in a number of symptoms across different areas and therefore would be more effective with comorbidity than single disorder based treatments target maintaining factors in a sequential way.…”

“…Factor analytic studies have found a consistent two factor solution of 'positive striving' (PS, O and OOP) and 'maladaptive evaluative concerns' (CM, DA, PC, PE, SPP and SOP) (e.g., Bieling, Israeli, & Antony, 2004). There has been debate over the degree to which positive achievement striving can be considered to be adaptive, and while there is some evidence for this construct being associated with positive outcomes (see Stoeber & Otto, 2006 for a review), others have argued that no dimensions of perfectionism are positive (e.g., Flett & Hewitt, 2005).…”

How perfectionism and ineffectiveness influence growth of eating disorder risk in young adolescent girls

“…Factor analysis of the most common multidimensional perfectionism measures, the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS; Frost, Marten, Lahart, & Rosenbalate, 1990) and the Hewitt and Flett Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (1991), distinguishes two higher-order factors: high personal standards, or the pursuit of high standards and goals; and self-critical evaluative concerns, involving critical self-evaluations and over-concern of others' expectations when high standards are not met (Bieling, Israeli, & Antony, 2004;Cox, Enns, & Clara, 2002). Both dimensions are considered to be of relevance to eating disorders (Bardone-Cone et al, 2007).…”