The relationship between perfectionism and psychopathology: a meta-analysis
Objective: The clinical significance of 2 main dimensions of perfectionism (perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns) was examined via a meta-analysis of studies investigating perfectionism in the psychopathology literature. Method: We investigated relationships between psychopathology...
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| author | Limburg, K. Watson, H. Hagger, Martin Egan, Sarah |
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| description | Objective: The clinical significance of 2 main dimensions of perfectionism (perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns) was examined via a meta-analysis of studies investigating perfectionism in the psychopathology literature. Method: We investigated relationships between psychopathology outcomes (clinical diagnoses of depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and eating disorders; symptoms of these disorders; and outcomes related to psychopathology, such as deliberate self-harm, suicidal ideation, and general distress) and each perfectionism dimension. The relationships were examined by evaluating (a) differences in the magnitude of association of the 2 perfectionism dimensions with psychopathology outcomes and (b) subscales of 2 common measures of perfectionism. Results: A systematic literature search retrieved 284 relevant studies, resulting in 2,047 effect sizes that were analysed with meta-analysis and meta-regression while accounting for data dependencies. Conclusion: Findings support the notion of perfectionism as a transdiagnostic factor by demonstrating that both dimensions are associated with various forms of psychopathology. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-389342018-01-04T02:03:06Z The relationship between perfectionism and psychopathology: a meta-analysis Limburg, K. Watson, H. Hagger, Martin Egan, Sarah Objective: The clinical significance of 2 main dimensions of perfectionism (perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns) was examined via a meta-analysis of studies investigating perfectionism in the psychopathology literature. Method: We investigated relationships between psychopathology outcomes (clinical diagnoses of depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and eating disorders; symptoms of these disorders; and outcomes related to psychopathology, such as deliberate self-harm, suicidal ideation, and general distress) and each perfectionism dimension. The relationships were examined by evaluating (a) differences in the magnitude of association of the 2 perfectionism dimensions with psychopathology outcomes and (b) subscales of 2 common measures of perfectionism. Results: A systematic literature search retrieved 284 relevant studies, resulting in 2,047 effect sizes that were analysed with meta-analysis and meta-regression while accounting for data dependencies. Conclusion: Findings support the notion of perfectionism as a transdiagnostic factor by demonstrating that both dimensions are associated with various forms of psychopathology. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38934 10.1002/jclp.22435 John Wiley & Sons fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Limburg, K. Watson, H. Hagger, Martin Egan, Sarah The relationship between perfectionism and psychopathology: a meta-analysis |
| title | The relationship between perfectionism and psychopathology: a meta-analysis |
| title_full | The relationship between perfectionism and psychopathology: a meta-analysis |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between perfectionism and psychopathology: a meta-analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between perfectionism and psychopathology: a meta-analysis |
| title_short | The relationship between perfectionism and psychopathology: a meta-analysis |
| title_sort | relationship between perfectionism and psychopathology: a meta-analysis |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38934 |