Abstract
Trait and self-presentational dimensions of perfectionism were examined in women with anorexia nervosa (AN), a psychiatric control group of women with mood disorders, and a normal control group of women without mental disorders. With one exception, self-report measures and interview measures indicated that, after controlling for self-esteem, depression, and overall psychiatric severity, compared to women with mood disorders, women with AN were distinguished by substantially higher levels of self-oriented perfectionism (i.e., striving to meet one's own perfectionistic expectations), socially prescribed perfectionism (i.e., striving to meet perceived others' perfectionistic expectations), and nondisclosure of imperfection (i.e., avoiding verbal admissions of one's perceived imperfections). Trait and self-presentational dimensions of perfectionism in women with AN are considered in relation to familial environment and identity disturbance.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 745-758 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Cognitive Therapy and Research |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada grants (Nos. 410-97-1278 and 410-2000-1102) awarded to the second author. This project was part of a Master’s thesis completed by the first author, under the supervision of the second author. We would like to thank patients and staff at St. Paul’s Hospital for their participation in this research as well as Rick Heimberg and Michael Papsdorf for their helpful comments on this paper.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Clinical Psychology