Perfectionism in Sport and Dance: A Double-Edged Sword

Joachim Stoeber

School of Psychology, University of Kent, UK

Citation

Stoeber, J. (2014). Perfectionism in Sport and Dance: A Double-Edged Sword. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 45(4), 385-394. doi:10.7352/IJSP.2014.45.385

Abstract

The author provides comments on the contributions to this special issue on perfectionism in sport and dance focusing on how they provide further support for the view that perfectionism is a “double-edged sword”. In addition, the author gives his personal view on using the tripartite model versus the 2 × 2 model of perfectionism as an analytic framework and, in conclusion, outlines future research on perfectionism in sport and dance that he thinks is needed to further advance our knowledge.

Keywords: Perfectionistic Strivings, Perfectionistic Concerns, Personal Standards Perfectionism, Evaluative Concerns Perfectionism, Sport, Dance, Exercise