Perfectionism in childhood and adolescence : a developmental approach / by Gordon L. Flett and Paul L. Hewitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flett, Gordon L., author.

Hewitt, Paul L. (Paul Louis), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perfectionism (Personality trait).

Child psychology.

Adolescent psychology.

Child development.

Adolescence.

Perfectionism.

Psychology, Child.

Psychology, Adolescent.

Child Development.

Medical Subjects:

Perfectionism.

Psychology, Child.

Psychology, Adolescent.

Child Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 385 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2022]

Summary:

"This book is essentially about how perfectionism can amount to danger when it defines children and adolescents. The authors' focus on perfectionism in children and adolescents reflects the growing surge of interest in this topic among contemporary researchers and members of the general public over the past decade. The perfectionism field was transformed in the early 1990s by conceptual advances focused on multidimensional perfectionism and ways to measure it. However, most initial research addressed perfectionism in adults. It was not until the turn of this century that there was a discernible increase in the volume of research on perfectionism in children and adolescents. The book provides a comprehensive and contemporary summary of what has been learned thus far about perfectionism in young people and how perfectionism develops. It increases awareness and understanding of perfectionism in children and adolescents and provides the spark for further discoveries. Ideally, research findings and new insights get channeled into action. The book helps fuel broad efforts to reduce perfectionism and improve the lives of young perfectionists who are suffering as a result of their own perfectionism and perhaps the perfectionism of people in their lives. The book is roughly divided into three sections. Part I introduces perfectionism as a multifaceted construct. Part II examines perfectionism from a developmental perspective and extends this to how it is expressed and experienced in the academic and social domains. Part III examines the adjustment costs of perfectionism and proposes approaches to reducing perfectionism and its destructiveness."--Preface. (PsychINFO Database Record �2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

Introduction: Perfectionism in Children and Adolescents

Core Themes and Definitions

Perfectionism in Children and Adolescents: A Historical Perspective

The Prevalence of Perfectionism in Children and Adolescents

The Comprehensive Model of Perfectionistic Behavior

Keys to Understanding Perfectionistic Children

Measures of Perfectionism

The Development of Perfectionism

Perfectionism and Problems in Learning, Performance, and Achievement

Interpersonal and Psychosocial Aspects of Perfectionism

Perfectionism and Depression

Perfectionism and the Suicidal Adolescent

Treatment of Perfectionism in Children and Adolescents

Building Adaptability and Resilience in the Perfectionistic Child.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2022.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: Perfectionism in childhood and adolescence

ISBN:

9781433833090

1433833093

1433833344

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.