Is perfectionism a vulnerability factor for depressive symptoms, a complication of depressive symptoms, or both? A meta-analytic test of 67 longitudinal studies

MM Smith, SB Sherry, C Ray, PL Hewitt… - Clinical psychology review, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Decades of research implicates perfectionism in depressive symptoms. Yet, inconsistent
findings, underpowered studies, and the tendency for researchers to assume one direction …

Perfectionists do not play nicely with others: Expanding the social disconnection model

SB Sherry, SP Mackinnon, CM Gautreau - Perfectionism, health, and well …, 2015‏ - Springer
Perfectionism represents a putative vulnerability factor for psychopathology. Integrative
models are needed to bring greater clarity to researchers' and to practitioners' …

Why does perfectionism confer risk for depressive symptoms? A meta-analytic test of the mediating role of stress and social disconnection

MM Smith, SB Sherry, V Vidovic, PL Hewitt… - Journal of Research in …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The stress generation model posits perfectionistic concerns and perfectionistic strivings
generate stress and, in turn, depression. Alternatively, the Perfectionism Social …

Why does socially prescribed perfectionism place people at risk for depression? A five-month, two-wave longitudinal study of the Perfectionism Social Disconnection …

MM Smith, SB Sherry, ME McLarnon, GL Flett… - Personality and …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model (PSDM) is a promising integrative
model explaining relations between socially prescribed perfectionism (ie, perceiving others …

Toward a better understanding of narcissistic perfectionism: Evidence of factorial validity, incremental validity, and mediating mechanisms

LJ Nealis, SB Sherry, DL Sherry, SH Stewart… - Journal of Research in …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Narcissistic perfectionism is frequently described in theory, but there are no empirically
tested models of this construct. Our study tested a model of narcissistic perfectionism, and …

Multidimensional perfectionism, depression, and anxiety: Tests of a social support mediation model

PB Gnilka, MD Broda… - Personality and …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
This study examined the relationship between multidimensional perfectionism, social
support, and two outcomes (depression and anxiety) in a sample of 1785 undergraduate …

[HTML][HTML] How maladaptive cognitions contribute to the development of problematic social media use

G Fioravanti, G Flett, P Hewitt, L Rugai… - Addictive Behaviors …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Introduction The current study investigates the effects of perfectionism discrepancies (PD)
and social hopelessness (SH) on problematic social media use as conceptualized by the …

Perfectionism, trait emotional intelligence, and psychological outcomes

MM Smith, DH Saklofske, G Yan - Personality and Individual Differences, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns correlate moderately and positively but
exhibit divergent patterns of associations with positive and negative outcomes. Despite …

The preteen perfectionist: An evaluation of the perfectionism social disconnection model

NR Magson, EL Oar, J Fardouly, CJ Johnco… - Child Psychiatry & …, 2019‏ - Springer
This research investigated associations between socially prescribed and self-orientated
perfectionism, and the social functioning of 510 preteens (M age= 11.2). The study focused …

Emotional intelligence moderates perfectionism and test anxiety among Iranian students

A Abdollahi, M Abu Talib - School Psychology International, 2015‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Test anxiety is one of the common forms of anxiety for students. Thus, it is necessary to
improve our knowledge regarding the etiology of test anxiety. The purpose of this study was …