Characterization of Perfectionism in Gifted Students: an exploratory Case Study

• Autores: González Urbina, Andrea, Gómez-Arízaga, María Paz, Conejeros-Solar, María Leonor
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2017
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/18796
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/18796
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: 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

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.