Perfectionism and workaholism in employees: The role of work motivation

Comparing Two Short Forms of the Hewitt–Flett Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale

“…Second, the finding challenges conceptions of self-oriented perfectionism as an adaptive form of perfectionism (e.g., Stoeber & Corr, 2015), particularly as self-oriented perfectionism showed larger correlations with obsessive-compulsive personality traits than the other forms of perfectionism. This finding is in line with research showing that selforiented perfectionism is linked with workaholism which is defined as working excessively and compulsively (Stoeber, Davis, & Townley, 2013). Note, however, that in the present study, selforiented perfectionism also showed significant positive correlations with desirable characteristics (conscientiousness, nurturance, intimacy, and social development goals) and significant negative correlations with undesirable characteristics (callous and uncaring traits, aggressive humor).…”

Addiction to Work: A Critical Review of the Workaholism Construct and Recommendations for Assessment

“…van Beek et al (2011van Beek et al ( , 2012 found that this particular type of motivation, and not just the purely externally controlled motivation, was a key predictor of workaholism. Stoeber et al (2013) found that introjected regulation was a strong predictor of workaholism and that this variable appeared to fully explain the impact of the perfectionism personality trait on workaholism. In this sense, the workaholic does not engage in the behavior to enjoy it, but for its instrumental value.…”

“…From a personality trait perspective, at-risk individuals may exhibit a combination of compulsivity, obsessiveness, and perfectionism at the simplest level, and neuroticism and conscientiousness at a higher-order level (Spence & Robbins, 1992;Stoeber, Davis, & Townley, 2013). Need for achievement has been regarded as a strong predictor of workaholism (Ng et al, 2007).…”

Motivation Mediates the Perfectionism–Burnout Relationship: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study With Junior Athletes

“…Consequently, we would therefore expect perfectionistic strivings to be positively associated with autonomous motivation, and perfectionistic concerns to be positively associated with controlled motivation (Dunkley, Blankstein, Halsall, Williams, & Winkworth, 2000). In particular, socially prescribed perfectionism (an externally motivated form of perfectionism focused on concerns about how others evaluate one's performance; Hewitt & Flett, 1991) and perfectionist concerns over mistakes are closely related to introjected and external regulation (Stoeber, Davis, & Townley, 2013;Stoeber, Feast, & Hayward, 2009), both of which are indicators of controlled motivation (Ryan & Deci, 2000). Empirical studies have confirmed this pattern of relationships.…”