SynthesisEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2018
Measuring perfectionism in children: a systematic review of the mental health literature.
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- Perfectionism and School Non-Attendance Reasons in Adolescents: A Latent Profile Analysis: Perfectionism and School Non-Attendance.Journal of adolescence · 2026Article
- Other-oriented perfectionism in adolescents: differences in internalizing and externalizing problems, as well as in prosocial behavior.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Be Prosocial My Friend: The Social Disconnection Model of Perfectionism in Adolescents Immersed in Competitive Sport.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial Targeting Perfectionism in Young Adolescents.School mental health · 2023Article
- Mediating Mechanisms of Perfectionism: Clinical Comorbidity of OCD and ED.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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- Profiles of Perfectionism Among Adolescents Attending Specialized Elite- and Ordinary Lower Secondary Schools: A Norwegian Cross-Sectional Comparative Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
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Abstract
The adverse consequences of perfectionism in the lives of youth (children and adolescents) are now widely recognised, including impact on mental health and general well-being. In order to develop interventions to prevent and treat perfectionism and promote resilience for children, rigorous testing and examination of theoretical models is needed as well as having access to valid and reliable assessment tools. The aim of the current literature review was to examine the validity and reliability of the measures currently being used to measure perfectionism in children under the age of 15. A systematic review of the literature identified six instruments that had been utilised in children. Preliminary support with respect to reliability and validity was established for each of these measures, and there was evidence supporting the existence of both perfectionistic striving and perfectionistic concerns in this population. However, many of the measures lacked evaluation of key psychometric properties by independent authors. Further work distinguishing adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism will be necessary to promote future interventions and treatment in this area.
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