Perfectionism, Negative Life Events, and Cognitive Appraisal: A Contextual Model of Perfectionism ’s Maladaptive Nature

This study builds on extant literature to reveal an important mechanism by which perfectionism may lead to concerning outcomes, and establishes perfectionism as a consequential vulnerability factor independent of, and even relative to, negative life events.
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research