Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2007

Publication Title

Clinical Psychology Review

Abstract

The literature examining the relation between perfectionism and eating disorders was reviewed and content and methodological comparisons were made with the perfectionism literature in anxiety disorders and depressive disorders. A PsychInfo search using the key words "perfectionism/ perfect/ perfectionistic," "anorexia," "bulimia," and "eating disorders" was performed and the generated list of papers was supplemented based on a review of reference lists in the papers. A total of 55 papers published between 1990 and 2005 were identified that assessed perfectionism among individuals with diagnosed eating disorders. The key research questions were distilled from these publications and empirical findings were summarized for each question, followed by a comparison with perfectionism papers in the anxiety and depressive disorder literatures. Also, key research design methodological parameters were identified and comparisons made across the three literatures: eating disorders, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders. The current review concludes with conceptual and methodological recommendations for researchers interested in perfectionism and eating disorders.

Volume

27

Issue

3

First Page

384

Last Page

405

DOI

10.1016/j.cpr.2006.12.005

ISSN

02727358

Rights

© 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Comments

Archived as published. Open access paper.

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