2018/01/02 by Ansley Taylor Corson, James P. Loveless, Kirk D. Mochrie +1 · 1 citation
Psychology · #Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies #Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research #Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes #Perfectionism (psychology) #Psychology #Psychological intervention #Coping (psychology) #Clinical psychology #Affect (linguistics) #Developmental psychology #Stress management #Maladaptive coping #Psychiatry
paper · doi:10.1080/02783193.2017.1393711
openalex publication_date 2018/01/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Maladaptive perfectionism has the potential to put gifted individuals at an increased risk for cardiac events via the reduced heart rate variability that results from chronic negative affect and physiological stress reactions. As a result, implementing affective interventions into gifted programs may play a critical role in teaching gifted children with maladaptive perfectionism stress-management techniques and coping strategies, which could help keep gifted children with maladaptive perfectionism from growing into adults with similar issues who are then at an increased risk of negative health consequences. Through a review of the theoretical and empirical literature, the current article explores the possible ramifications of maladaptive perfectionism on the health of both gifted children and adults, with a specific focus on the relationship of maladaptive perfectionism to stress and cardiovascular disease. Suggestions for the implementation of preventative measures in the form of targeted affective interventions based on the review of the literature are then provided.