Integrating emotional and academic dimensions of perfectionism: Insights from a person-centered approach

Key Points

• The aim is to identify and analyze different perfectionism profiles among adolescents and their association with socio-emotional adjustment.
• A person-centered approach is used to identify four distinct perfectionism profiles.
• Profiles were analyzed for their relationships with academic achievement and socio-emotional adjustment.
• Identified profiles included adaptive, socially driven, and non-perfectionist patterns.
• Adaptive and self-critical profiles demonstrated similar academic achievements.
• Patterns of perfectionism and adjustment were similar across genders.