Perfectionism is multidimensional, and the dimensions are often differentially related to consequential outcomes. Perfectionistic concerns is the dimension that is most consistently linked to poor health and well-being.
My research over the past 13 years has highlighted the impact of perfectionism dimensions on health and well-being, as well as the possible reasons for these harmful effects.
Lay articles
The Perils of Perfectionism during lockdown
Written during the COVID-19 pandemic, this article in The Conversation outlines the ways that perfectionism created vulnerability for poor outcomes during lockdown.
Podcasts
Perfectionistic Concerns, Perfectionistic Strivings: There’s an important difference:
iProcrastinate Podcast.
Videos
Procrastination and Perfectionism: Their Relationship- – Excerpt from a webinar presented for the Center for Conscious Awareness, Canada
Books & Book Chapters
Sirois, F. M., & Molnar, D. S. (Eds.). (2016). Perfectionism, Health, and Well-being. Springer. Link
Molnar, D.S., Sirois, F. M., Flett, G. L., Janssen, W., & Hewitt, P. L. (2017). Perfectionism and health: The roles of health behaviors and stress-related processes. In J. Stoeber (Ed.), The Psychology of Perfectionism: Theory, Research, Applications. London: Routledge. Link
Molnar, D. S., & Sirois, F. M. (2016). Perfectionism, health and well-being: Epilogue and future directions. In F. M. Sirois & D. S. Molnar (eds.), Perfectionism, Health, and Well-being, Springer. Link
Molnar, D. M., Sirois, F. M., & Methot, T. (2016). Trying to be perfect in an imperfect world: Examining perfectionism in the context of chronic illness. In F. M. Sirois and D. S. Molnar (Eds.), Perfectionism, Health, and Well-being. Springer. Link
Sirois, F. M., & Molnar, D. M. (2016). Conceptualizations of perfectionism, health, and well-being: An introductory overview. In F. M. Sirois and D. S. Molnar (Eds.), Perfectionism, Health, and Well-being. Springer. Link
Journal Articles
*Biskas, M., Sirois, F. M., & Webb, T. L. (2022). Using social cognition models to understand why people, such as perfectionists, struggle to respond with self-compassion. The British Journal of Social Psychology, 61, 1160–1182. (IF = 6.92). Open access
Sirois, F. M., Toussaint, L. L.,Hirsch, J. K., Kohls, N., & Offenbächer, M. (2021). A person-centred test of multidimensional perfectionism and health in people with chronic fatigue syndrome versus healthy controls. Personality and Individual Differences, 181, 111036. (IF = 3.95). Link | Self-archived version
*Lilley, C. Sirois, F. M., & Rowse, G. (2020). A Meta-analysis of parental multidimensional perfectionism and child psychological outcomes. Personality and Individual Differences, 162. (IF= 3.95). Link | Self-archived version
Molnar, D. S., Janssen, W., & Sirois, F. M. (2020). Sleeping perfectly? Trait perfectionism, perceived stress, and sleep quality. Personality and Individual Differences, 167. (IF = 3.95). Link
Molnar, D., Sirois, F. M., Flett. G. & Sadava, S. (2020). A person-oriented approach to multidimensional perfectionism: Perfectionism profiles in health and well-being. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 38, 127–142 (IF = 1.45). Link | Self-archived version
Sirois, F. M., Toussaint, L. L.,Hirsch, J. K., Kohls, N., Weber, A., & Offenbächer, M. (2019). Trying to be perfect in an imperfect world: A person-centred test of perfectionism and health in fibromyalgia patients versus healthy controls. Personality and Individual Differences, 137, 27-32. (IF = 3.95). Link | Self-archived version
Sirois, F. M., & Molnar, D. S. (2017). Perfectionism strivings and concerns are differentially associated with self-rated health beyond negative affect. Journal of Research in Personality, 70, 73-83. (IF = 3.89). Link | Self-archived version
Sirois, F. M., Molnar, D. M., & Hirsch, J. K. (2017). A meta-analytic and conceptual update on the associations between procrastination and multidimensional perfectionism. European Journal of Personality, 31, 137-159. (IF = 7.00). Link | Self-archived version
Flett, G. L., Mara, A., Hewitt, P. L., Sirois, F. M., & Molnar, D. S. (2016). How should discrepancy be assessed in perfectionism research? A psychometric analysis and proposed refinement of the Almost Perfect Scale–Revised. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 34, 718-732. (IF = 1.45). Link | Self-archived version
Sirois, F. M., & Molnar, D. (2014). Perfectionism and maladaptive coping styles in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, and fibromyalgia/arthritis, and in healthy controls. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 83, 384-385. (IF = 25.62). Link | Self-archived version
Sirois, F. M., *Monforton, J., & *Simpson, M. (2010) “If only I had done better”: Perfectionism and the functionality of counterfactual thinking. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 16, 1675–1692 (IF = 2.96). Link | Self-archived version
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