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. 2003 Oct;41(10):1221-36.
doi: 10.1016/s0005-7967(03)00021-4.

Perfectionism is multidimensional: a reply to Shafran, Cooper and Fairburn

P L Hewitt  1 , G L Flett, A Besser, S B Sherry, B McGee
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Perfectionism is multidimensional: a reply to Shafran, Cooper and Fairburn

P L Hewitt et al. Behav Res Ther. 2003 Oct.

Abstract

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.

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