Perfectionism is multidimensional: a reply to Shafran, Cooper and Fairburn.
provided a cognitive-behavioural analysis of perfectionism that focused primarily on self-oriented perfectionism. They argued against studying perfectionism from a multidimensional perspective that they regard as inconsistent with prior work on perfectionism as a self-oriented phenomenon. We respond to by offering historical, empirical, and theoretical support for the usefulness and the importance of a multidimensional model of perfectionism involving both intrapersonal processes and interpersonal dynamics. It is concluded that a multidimensional approach to the study of perfectionism is still warranted.
Hewitt
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University of British Columbia, Department of Psychology, 2136 West Hall, BC V6T 124, Vancouver, Canada. phewitt@cortex.psych.ubc.ca
Flett
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GL
Besser
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Sherry
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SB
McGee
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D000124:Achievement; D003071:Cognition; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003193:Compulsive Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005239:Fear; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012649:Self Concept