Perfekcjonizm w teorii i badaniach

Karolina Kwarcińska

Centrum Badań nad Rozwojem Osobowości, SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3507-7142

Katarzyna Sanna

Centrum Badań nad Rozwojem Osobowości, SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1903-1830

Anna Kamza

Centrum Badań nad Rozwojem Osobowości, SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0403-8079

Konrad Piotrowski

Centrum Badań nad Rozwojem Osobowości, SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9752-510X


Abstract

Cel

Celem prezentowanego artykułu jest usystematyzowanie wiedzy na temat perfekcjonizmu – względnie stałej tendencji do stawiania sobie lub innym nierealistycznych oczekiwań. W artykule dokonano przeglądu prowadzonych w ostatnich latach badań oraz zaprezentowano ewolucję poglądów na rozwój i znaczenie perfekcjonizmu dla przystosowania jednostki.

Tezy

Wiedza na temat perfekcjonizmu ciągle się poszerza, co sprawia, że konieczne jest opisanie historii badań nad tym zjawiskiem, ewolucji sposobów myślenia i powstałych na przestrzeni ostatnich dekad modeli teoretycznych. W literaturze polskiej jest stosunkowo mało publikacji na ten temat, a prezentowany artykuł ma na celu przynajmniej częściowe wypełnienie tej luki. W rozważaniach prezentujemy również wyniki badań nad związkiem perfekcjonizmu z ważnymi dla funkcjonowania człowieka obszarami, takimi jak zdrowie, praca czy relacje interpersonalne, oraz wskazujemy na czynniki związane z rozwojem tej charakterystyki. Prezentujemy także najpopularniejsze narzędzia do pomiaru perfekcjonizmu.

Konkluzja

Perfekcjonizm, początkowo postrzegany jako dyspozycja jednoznacznie negatywna i traktowana jako predyktor psychopatologii, w świetle prowadzonych w ostatnich latach badań powinien być traktowany jako złożona charakterystyka osobowościowa, która manifestuje się na różne sposoby, w tym również pozytywne i adaptacyjne.


Keywords:

modele perfekcjonizmu, badania nad perfekcjonizmem, perfekcjonistyczne dążenia, perfekcjonistyczne obawy, pomiar perfekcjonizmu


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Published
2022-12-29

Cited by

Kwarcińska, K., Sanna, K., Kamza, A. ., & Piotrowski, K. (2022). Perfekcjonizm w teorii i badaniach. The Review of Psychology, 65(3), 27–42. https://doi.org/10.31648/przegldpsychologiczny.8033

Karolina Kwarcińska 
Centrum Badań nad Rozwojem Osobowości, SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3507-7142
Katarzyna Sanna 
Centrum Badań nad Rozwojem Osobowości, SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1903-1830
Anna Kamza 
Centrum Badań nad Rozwojem Osobowości, SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0403-8079
Konrad Piotrowski 
Centrum Badań nad Rozwojem Osobowości, SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9752-510X