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The Structure of Perfectionism: A Twin Study

Tozzi, Federica, Aggen, Steven H., Neale, Benjamin M., Anderson, Charles B., Mazzeo, Suzanne E., Neale, Michael C., Bulik, Cynthia M.·2004·Behavior Genetics
DOI 10.1023/b:bege.0000038486.47219.76
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Background Perfectionism may be a premorbid risk factor for eating disorders. Evidence of familial transmission suggests features of perfectionism may be genetically determined. This study examines the structure of perfectionism using classical twin design models. Methods Independent (IP) and common (CP) pathway models are used to investigate the extent to which genetic and environmental factors can help to identify and differentiate three behavioral domains of perfectionism as measured by a shortened version of the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS) [Frost et al. (1990). Cognit. Ther. Res. 14: 449-468]. Three of the original subscales were included: Personal standards (PS), Doubts about actions (DA), Concern over mistakes (CM). We studied a sample of 1022 paired and unpaired female twins from the Mid-Atlantic Twin Registry. Results MZ correlations were consistently higher than DZ twin correlations for all three composite subscales. The multivariate independent pathway model provided a better fit to the twin correlations then did the more parsimonious common pathway model suggesting the pattern of familial resemblance for the three subscales is not well characterized by a unidimensional perfectionism factor. CM phenotypic variance was completely accounted for by common heritability influences in both the IP and CP models. Based on the IP model results, there was evidence that PS and CM but not DA shared some common genetic effects, with DA and CM sharing some common e…

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  • Error sensitivity overlaps substantially with the domain of concern over mistakes in Frost's multidimensional model of perfectionism and is a core feature of maladaptive perfectionism.

    “Error sensitivity overlaps substantially with the domain of concern over mistakes in Frost's multidimensional model of perfectionism (Frost et al., 1990) and has been shown to be a core feature of maladaptive perfectionism (Tozzi et al., 2004).”

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  • Consistent support for a multidimensional model of trait perfectionism has been garnered from behaviour genetics research with a sample of 1,022 twin pairs and from studies establishing that the different dimensions of perfectionism are differentially related to a wide range of consequential outcomes.

    “Consistent support for a multidimensional model of trait perfectionism has been garnered not only from behaviour genetics research with a sample of 1,022 twin pairs (Tozzi et al., 2004), but also from studies which have established that the different dimensions of perfectionism are differentially related to a wide range of consequential outcomes.”

    From A Meta–Analytic and Conceptual Update on the Associations between Procrastination and Multidimensional Perfectionism (2017) · cites this paper as Tozzi et al., 2004

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Authors
Tozzi, F., Aggen, S. H., Neale, B. M., Anderson, C. B., Mazzeo, S. E., Neale, M. C., & Bulik, C. M.
Affiliations
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
  • Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
Corresponding author
Bulik, Cynthia M.
ORCID
Venue
Behavior Genetics
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2004-09
Volume
34
Issue
5
Pages
483-494
ISSN
  • 0001-8244 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3297
DOI
10.1023/b:bege.0000038486.47219.76
OpenAlex
W2042881458
Cited by
112
References
47
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Behavior Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH 01553, K02MH001458, MH-01458)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Keywords
perfectionism, heritability, environmental influences, Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, concern over mistakes, doubts about actions, personal standards, familial resemblance, eating disorders, twin studies, women
MeSH terms
Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Humans, Models, Psychological, Personality, Registries, Risk Factors, Telephone, Twins, Dizygotic, Twins, Monozygotic, Virginia

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