Perfecting Perfectionism: Exploring Cultural Influences on Perfectionism Experiences

This paper examines the relationship between culture and perfectionism in undergraduate college students. This study aims to increase the understanding of perfectionism experiences in both collectivistic and individualistic cultures. To assess these goals, researchers utilized self-report questionnaires. The results indicated no significant differences in the levels of self-critical perfectionism between the individuals identifying as individualistic and those identifying as collectivistic. The results also indicated that individuals identifying as individualistic were significantly higher in narcissistic and rigid perfectionism than individuals identifying as collectivistic. This study emphasizes the importance of cross-cultural perfectionism research, especially within clinical mental health contexts.