OBJECTIVES: Recent research has indicated that maladaptive and adaptive forms of
perfectionism underpin fundamentally distinct cognitive and behavioral processes (Stoeber …

OBJECTIVES: Motivational and self-presentational processes pervade all aspects of our
lives including exercise behaviors. Furthermore, trait perfectionism has been shown to …

Perfectionism is a prevalent characteristic in athletes. Yet some researchers have argued
that perfectionism in sports is maladaptive because it undermines athletes' performance and …

The current study provides an updated and meta-analytical review of research examining
multidimensional perfectionism in sport. In doing so, studies that report the relationships …

Perfectionism is a multidimensional personality construct that has been linked with various
forms of maladjustment. In this article, we discuss the role of perfectionism as a maladaptive …

Perfectionism is common but often misunderstood in sport. Perhaps the biggest
advancement in perfectionism research in the last 40 years has been the …

In the last decade, research into perfectionism has developed rapidly in social, educational,
and clinical psychology (Beiling, Israeli, Smith, & Antony, 2003; Flett & Hewitt, 2002, 2006; …

Exercise and training for sports are associated with a number of psychological and health
benefits. Research on exercise, however, suggests that such benefits depend on the …

Although there is an emerging body of research that has examined perfectionistic clusters in
the general population, few studies have explored such profiles in athlete samples. The …

Perfectionism is a personality disposition related to individual differences in performance in
sport, school, and other areas of life where performance, tests, and competition play a major …