Perfectionism and community-identity integration: the mediating role of shame, guilt and self-esteem

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Piotrowski, Konrad
Bojanowska, Agnieszka
Nowicka, Aleksandra
Janasek, Bartosz
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2023-01
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Current Psychology
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2
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42
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1308-1316
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1046-1310
1936-4733
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-021-01499-9
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2021-03-01
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Recent years have been marked by a rise in perfectionism in developed countries. Studies have shown that dimensions of perfectionism are related to the way people handle identity crises, whose successful resolution leads to finding a place within the adult community. In the present study, we aimed to show that two dimensions of perfectionism – perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns – are related to the outcomes of identity formation and that these relationships are mediated by shame and guilt-proneness, and self-esteem. A path mediation model showed that shame and self-esteem fully mediate the relationship between two dimensions of perfectionism and community-identity. These findings have both theoretical and practical implications. Firstly, they show the mechanism by which perfectionism may be related to identity stage resolution. Secondly, our results support the distinction between perfectionistic strivings expressing drive towards excellence, and perfectionistic concerns expressing fear of failure and fear of being judged in identity studies. This in turn may contribute to more fitting and nuanced psychotherapeutic interventions, as it justifies the application of psychotherapeutic tools aimed at reducing perfectionistic concerns and enhancing perfectionistic strivings.
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identity
identity crisis
perfectionism
shame
guilt
self-esteem
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