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Perfectionists: Study of a Criterion Group
Author(s) -
Slaney Robert B.,
Ashby Jeffrey S.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1996.tb01885.x
Subject(s) - perfectionism (psychology) , psychology , construct (python library) , sample (material) , social psychology , set (abstract data type) , clinical psychology , interview , perception , computer science , sociology , chemistry , chromatography , neuroscience , anthropology , programming language
The literature on perfectionism was reviewed and was found to be primarily based on a biased sample of perfectionists in treatment and a negative perception of perfectionism related to common definitions. This negative set also influenced the empirical attempts to measure the construct. Based on these conclusions, the present study was designed to examine perfectionism by locating and interviewing a sample of participants who either considered themselves to be perfectionists or were considered to be perfectionists by others who knew them well. Results are presented and discussed along with suggestions for further research and the implications for counseling.