News tagged with perfectionism


New research into the effects of perfectionistic parenting and its impact on childhood anxieties

In a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, researchers investigated the impact of perfectionistic rearing behaviors by parents on children. Results showed that while all ch ...

Pediatrics created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young soccer players show signs of burnout

Young elite players at professional soccer clubs are at risk of burnout before they leave school because of the perfectionist standards they feel coaches, parents and team members demand of them, according to a new study.

Health created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Perfectionism and eating disorders: A complex issue

Two aspects of perfectionism are involved in body dissatisfaction and the development of eating disorders, according to a study of over a thousand women published this week in BioMed Central's open access journal, Journal of ...

Health created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New challenges for ex-Olympians

When elite-level athletes retire, they often struggle to adapt to their new lives. When finding that the characteristics that were valuable in sport are not equally useful in 'ordinary' life, they often start experiencing ...

Health created Sep 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Men and women have major personality differences

Men and women have large differences in personality, according to a new study published Jan. 4 in the online journal PLoS ONE.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Seeking to be the 'perfect parent' not always good for new moms and dads

Parents of newborns show poorer adjustment to their new role if they believe society expects them to be "perfect" moms and dads, a new study shows.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Women still in grip of idealized love and sex, purveyed by romantic fiction

Modern women are still heavily influenced by the idealised love and sex, purveyed by romantic fiction, says broadcaster and agony aunt Susan Quilliam in this month's Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast