J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2009 Sep;40(3):423-33. Epub 2009 May 4.

Perfectionism and social anxiety: rethinking the role of high standards.

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Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA. shumaker@wustl.edu

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Some researchers contend that high standards are an essential component of social anxiety. We tested this hypothesis in two independent samples. The consistent finding across samples was that higher scores on measures of high standards from two perfectionism scales predicted lower scores for social anxiety measures. These findings suggest lower, not higher, standards are involved in social anxiety, but more research is needed to clarify the implications of perfectionism, particularly the maladaptive form, in the context of social anxiety.

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