Perfectionist orientations have been linked to a variety

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Sourced from the limitations and stated research gap and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2011 and 2026, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 56 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• Exploring Exercise Dependence and Perfectionism across Age (2026) · Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems · doi

  The study has several limitations. Its cross-sectional design prevents causal inference regarding the directionality of associations between perfectionism and exercise dependence. Using selfreport measures introduces the possibility of shared method variance and response bias. As the present analysis represents a secondary use of data collected for a broader academic project, potentially relevant constructs were not included. The sample, although heterogeneous in exercise limiting generalizability. Future studies should examine these associations in adolescent and emerging adult populations using appropriately defined and sufficiently powered samples, as developmental differences in self-regulation and reward sensitivity may shape vulnerability to involvement, was not representative of the general population, 347 I. Canjuga, M. Pomper, M. Višić and I. Lončarić Kelečić maladaptive exercise patterns in distinct ways. Finally, the Burns’ Perfectionism Scale primarily captures maladaptive perfectionism, preventing differentiation between adaptive and maladaptive dimensions.

  generallimitationsevidence 5/5
  Keywords: exercise perfectionism dependence maladaptive association behavioural associations using self variance present broader sample populations developmental
• Dual Pathways of Perfectionism in Sport: The Roles of Achievement Goals and the Impostor Phenomenon in Predicting Sport Character (2026) · International Journal of Sport Exercise & Training Sciences · doi

  There is a need to examine the direct and indirect relationships among athletes’ multidimensional perfectionism, achievement goals, the impostor phenomenon, and sport character. Prior work has not fully explored the role of the impostor phenomenon in the relationship between perfectionism and sport character.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: there need examine direct indirect relationships among athletes
• Perfectionism and Perceptions of Parenting Styles in Male Youth Soccer (2011) · Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology · cited 56× · doi

  Although perfectionist orientations have been linked to a variety of cognitive, affective, and behavioral correlates in youth sport, little is known about antecedent factors that may influence adolescent athletes' perfectionist orientations.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: perfectionist orientations linked variety cognitive affective behavioral correlates youth sport little known antecedent factors influence
• A Short Prospective Study on Multidimensional Perfectionism and Coping in Adolescents (2026) · Cognition Brain Behavior An Interdisciplinary Journal · doi

  Despite the growing literature addressing multidimensional perfectionism and coping, longitudinal studies on adolescents are scarce and have focused primarily on self-oriented perfectionism and socially prescribed perfectionism, leaving other-oriented perfectionism underexamined.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: perfectionism oriented despite growing literature addressing multidimensional coping longitudinal adolescents scarce focused primarily self socially

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