This chapter provides a historical overview of the concept of perfectionism. The first section
details descriptions of perfectionism provided by early clinicians and theorists. The second …

We now know a lot about perfectionism. Novel interventions for perfectionists (eg online,
face-to-face with a therapists) have been created and tested in rigorous randomized …

This chapter reviews and reanalyzes research examining perfectionism in sport, dance, and
exercise. It compares the conclusion of Rees et al. with the notion of the perfectionism …

This chapter analyses the nature, costs, and consequences of perfectionism in athletes,
dancers, and exercisers. The chapter about the nature of perfectionism in sports, dance, and …

We now know a lot about perfectionism. Novel interventions for perfectionists (eg online,
face-to-face with a therapists) have been created and tested in rigorous randomized …

The tripartite model of perfectionism was the first model to identify forms of perfectionism that
had distinct dimensional profiles and were associated with different performance, health …

The chapters of this book have so far focused on trait perfectionism–which has been the
main focus of perfectionism research in sport, dance, and exercise. However, perfectionism …

There are currently many measures of perfectionism. These measures contain a different
number of subscales and, most of the time, the subscales have different names. This …

Researchers have examined perfectionism in sport and exercise psychology for nearly 30
years. Over the course of this research, we have learned a great deal about perfectionism …

This chapter provides recommendations on which measures to use and guidance on which
decisions researchers have to make when using these measures to capture perfectionism in …