Perfectionism and social anxiety: rethinking the role of high standards.
Some researchers contend that high standards are an essential component of social anxiety. We tested this hypothesis in two independent samples. The consistent finding across samples was that higher scores on measures of high standards from two perfectionism scales predicted lower scores for social anxiety measures. These findings suggest lower, not higher, standards are involved in social anxiety, but more research is needed to clarify the implications of perfectionism, particularly the maladaptive form, in the context of social anxiety.
Shumaker
Erik A
EA
Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA. shumaker@wustl.edu
Rodebaugh
Thomas L
TL
D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012649:Self Concept; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013060:Speech; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult