Perfectionism, worry, rumination, and distress: A meta-analysis of the evidence for the perfectionism cognition theory

The Existential Model of Perfectionism and Depressive Symptoms: Tests of Unique Contributions and Mediating Mechanisms in a Sample of Depressed Individuals

“…Consistent with the literature (Xie et al, 2019), self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism were unique positive predictors of rumination in depressed individuals. This result lends credence to the observation that people with high self-oriented perfectionism and people with high socially prescribed perfectionism are “chronic over-thinkers” prone to rumination (see Flett et al, 2016).…”

“…In support, self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism correlate positively with rumination in undergraduate (e.g., Short & Mazmanian, 2013) and adolescent samples (Flett, Coulter, Hewitt, & Nepon, 2011). As well, meta-analytic findings imply that rumination mediates the effect of self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism on depressive symptoms (Xie, Kong, & Yang Chen, 2019).…”

The perfect recovery? Interactive influence of perfectionism and spillover work tasks on changes in exhaustion and mood around a vacation.

“…Second, individuals high in perfectionistic concerns have a cognitive style characterized by worry and rumination, catastrophizing (whereby minor hassles are "magnified" into significant threats), and frequent automatic perfectionistic cognitions (e.g., "No matter how much I do, it's never enough"; Flett, Hewitt, Blankstein, & Gray, 1998). Research evidence supports the view that these interrelated forms of cognitive processing function as important mechanisms in the relationship between perfectionistic concerns and mental health problems (e.g., Flett, Hewitt, Nepon, & Besser, 2018;Graham et al, 2010;Macedo, Marques, & Pereira, 2014;Santanello & Gardner, 2007;Xie et al, 2019).…”

Reflections on Three Decades of Research on Multidimensional Perfectionism: An Introduction to the Special Issue on Further Advances in the Assessment of Perfectionism

“…Two meta-analyses have considered how perfectionism relates to the trait domains of the five-factor model (Smith et al, 2019; Stricker, Beucker, Schneider, & Preckel, 2019). Other meta-analyses have evaluated the associations that perfectionism has with rumination and worry (Xie, Kong, Yang, & Chen, 2019), burnout (Hill & Curran, 2016), narcissism (Smith et al, 2016), and procrastination (Sirois, Molnar, & Hirsch, 2017). Another very recent meta-analysis examines perfectionism and achievement (Madigan, 2019).…”