title: Perfectionism and Personality Disorders as Predictors of Symptoms and Interpersonal Problems.
abstract: Maladaptive perfectionism is a common factor in many disorders and is correlated with some personality dysfunctions. Less clear is how dimensions, such as concern over mistakes, doubts about actions, and parental criticism, are linked to overall suffering. Additionally, correlations between perfectionism and personality disorders are poorly explored in clinical samples. In this study we compared a treatment seeking individuals (n=93) and a community sample (n=100) on dimensions of maladaptive perfectionism, personality disorders, symptoms, and interpersonal problems. Results in both samples revealed maladaptive perfectionism was strongly associated with general suffering, interpersonal problems, and a broad range of personality disordered traits. Excessive concern over one's errors, and to some extent doubts about actions, predicted unique additional variance beyond the presence of personality pathology in explaining symptoms and interpersonal problems.
authors.affiliation: Centro di Terapia Metacognitiva Interpersonale, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dimaggio
authors.forename: Paul H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Lysaker
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Calarco
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pedone
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marsigli
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Riccardi
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sabatelli
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carcione
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paviglianiti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality / Q000502:physiology*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*