Characterization of Perfectionism in Gifted Students: an exploratory Case Study

Perfectionism has been investigated related to the consequences to mental health it might entail for gifted students and their socioemotional development. However, findings have been inconclusive. This exploratory study aims to discover the main characteristics of adaptive and maladaptive perfection...

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Autores: González Urbina, Andrea, Gómez-Arízaga, María Paz, Conejeros-Solar, María Leonor
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/18796
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/18796
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:adaptive perfectionism
maladaptive perfectionism
gifted and talented
qualitative case study
socioemotional development
perfeccionismo adaptativo
perfeccionismo desadaptativo
talento académico
estudio de casos cualitativo
desarrollo socioemocional
perfeccionismo mal adaptativo
talento acadêmico
estudo de caso qualitativo
desenvolvimento socioemocional
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Sumario:Perfectionism has been investigated related to the consequences to mental health it might entail for gifted students and their socioemotional development. However, findings have been inconclusive. This exploratory study aims to discover the main characteristics of adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism in gifted Chilean secondary students. For this purpose,  extreme cases were found using Frost´s Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale to subsequently conduct semi-structured interviews with a sample of four students. Results pointed to parental and societal expectations as the main aspects involved in the development of perfectionism, which sheds light on how to support the manifestation of perfectionism both in educational and clinical realms.