Perfectionistic Self‐Presentation and Psychopathology: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Silvia Casale,
Andrea Svicher,
Giulia Fioravanti
et al.
Abstract:Decades of research implicate perfectionism as a risk factor for psychopathology. Most research has focused on trait perfectionism (i.e., needing to be perfect), but there is a growing focus on perfectionistic self‐presentation (PSP) (i.e., the need to seem perfect). The current article reports the results of a meta‐analysis of previous research on the facets of PSP and psychopathology outcomes (either clinical diagnoses of psychiatric disorders or symptoms of these disorders). A systematic literature search r… Show more
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