PSY 216
2-2 Journal: Literature Review Practice
Summer Smith
Article Title
Egan, S. J., Piek, J. P., & Dyck, M. J. (2015). Positive and negative perfectionism and the big
five personality factors.
Behaviour Change, 32
(2), 104-113
Article Purpose
The information provided in this article gives an insight on the prevention, as well as the
treatment of depression and anxiety for individuals who suffer from negative perfectionism.
Based on the article, “there is little research on how positive perfectionism (e.g., maintaining
high personal standards of achievement) and negative perfectionism (e.g., concerns over
mistakes) relate to Big Five personality traits like agreeableness and extraversion.” (Egan, Piek,
and Dyck (2015) This information is important because it leads to the better understanding of the
personality traits and how they relate to ‘perfectionism’ as a healthy habit versus an unhealthy
mental disability.
Article Hypotheses
Egan, Piek, and Dyck (2015; p. 106) stated the below hypotheses:
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