Reflecting on rumination: Consequences, causes, mechanisms and treatment of rumination

ER Watkins, H Roberts - Behaviour research and therapy, 2020 - Elsevier
We review research showing that rumination has multiple negative consequences:(a)
exacerbating psychopathology by magnifying and prolonging negative mood states …

Perfectionism, worry, and rumination in health and mental health: A review and a conceptual framework for a cognitive theory of perfectionism

GL Flett, T Nepon, PL Hewitt - Perfectionism, health, and well-being, 2016 - Springer
In this chapter, we examine the tendency for vulnerable perfectionists to obsessively
ruminate and cognitively perseverate in response to stress and to feelings of distress, and …

Sleep difficulties in college students: The role of stress, affect and cognitive processes

AP Amaral, MJ Soares, AM Pinto, AT Pereira… - Psychiatry …, 2018 - Elsevier
Previous research indicates that sleep difficulties and stress are prevalent in college
students. The main aim of the current study was to investigate the role of repetitive negative …

The protective role of self-compassion in the relationship between perfectionism and burnout in Portuguese medicine and dentistry students

AT Pereira, MJ Brito, C Cabaços, M Carneiro… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recent studies have documented the high prevalence of burnout among medicine and
dentistry students, with potentially catastrophic consequences for both students and patients …

COVID-19 psychological impact: The role of perfectionism

AT Pereira, C Cabaços, A Araújo, AP Amaral… - Personality and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Psychological reactions to pandemics and their constraints depend heavily on personality.
Although perfectionism is consistently associated to depression, anxiety and stress, its role …

Are perfectionism cognitions and cognitive emotion regulation strategies mediators between perfectionism and psychological distress?

A Macedo, C Marques, V Quaresma, MJ Soares… - Personality and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent studies proposed that maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation (CER) is associated
with negative dimensions of perfectionism and mediates the relationship between this trait …

[HTML][HTML] The mediating role of self-compassion and repetitive negative thinking in the relationship between perfectionism and burnout in health-field students: A …

C Cabaços, A Macedo, M Carneiro, MJ Brito… - Personality and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Burnout negatively affects around 40% of medical and dentistry students, a group with high
levels of perfectionism, repetitive negative thinking (RNT) and low self-compassion. So far …

Struggling with perfectionism: When good enough is not good enough

J Overholser, G Dimaggio - Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Perfectionism includes a tendency for high standards for self and others with a clear goal of
successful performance in a variety of areas. A perfectionist often reacts with critical …

Self-compassion as a moderator between clinical perfectionism and psychological distress

V Adams, J Howell, SJ Egan - Australian Psychologist, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Clinical perfectionism is associated with psychological distress, however, few
studies have examined factors that moderate the relationship. Self-compassion is a useful …

Is perfectionism associated with academic burnout through repetitive negative thinking?

D Garratt-Reed, J Howell, L Hayes, M Boyes - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Academic burnout is prevalent among university students, although understanding of what
predicts burnout is limited. This study aimed to test the direct and indirect relationship …