Mark Demayo

October 18, 2016

Alexa Doran
ENC 2135
Annotated Bibliography
Akram, Umair, Ellis, Jason G., and Nicola L. Barclay. "Anxiety Mediates the Relationship
between Perfectionism and Insomnia Symptoms: A Longitudinal Study." PLoS ONE, vol.
10, no. 10, 2015., pp. 1-14.
The purpose of this source was to see how much perfectionism and insomnia are related to
each other. To do this, seventy-six participants were assessed with the Insomnia Severity
Index, two Multidimensional Perfectionism Scales, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression
Scale (1).
This source is related to my topic because the results of the study show that symptoms of
insomnia are related to negative perfectionistic qualities. For credibility, this source is a peer
review. This would be an example of when perfectionism is negative and how people can
recognize it.
Egan, Sarah J., Piek, Jan P., and Murray J. Dyck. "Positive and Negative Perfectionism and the
Big Five Personality Factors." Behaviour Change, vol. 32, no. 2, 2015., pp. 104-113.

The purpose of this study was to examine positive and negative perfectionism. Specifically,
the study differentiates which personality factors are related to either postive or negative
perfectionism. The study examined a group of athletes and a group of clinical participants
(104).
This source is related to my topic because it examines positive and negative perfectionism
with personality factors. The source is also a peer review, making the information credible.
The weakness of this source was how limited the sample was.
Eisenberg, M. E., Wall, M., and D. Neumark-Sztainer. "Muscle-Enhancing Behaviors among
Adolescent Girls and Boys." Pediatrics, vol. 130, no. 6, 2012., pp. 1019-1026.
The purpose of this study was to identify muscle-enhancing behaviors on adolescents. The
sample of 2793 students was collected from 20 middle and high schools. Five behaviors
were identified: changing eating, exercising, protein powders, steroids, and other muscleenhancing substances (1020).
This source is beneficial for my topic because adolescents tend to compare themselves to
others leading to unhealthy perfectionism. The information in this study is credible because
it is a peer review.
"Image and Self Esteem." Fighting Back Mentor Program. Mentor Resource Center, n.d.
This article was about how self-esteem and body image can be low during teenage years
because of media images and their peers. The article talks about how serious some teens
problem with self-esteem are and give advice on how to combat this.

This source is related to my topic because this is the type of perfectionism that is unhealthy.
When girls are not attending school because they feel insecure about their looks. This source
is not a peer review, but the website containing the article is dedicated to helping people
with low self-esteem.
Rasminsky, Abigail. "Perfectionism 101." Dance Spirit, vol. 13, no. 3, 2009., pp. 34-36.
This article is about ballet dancers who have unhealthy perfectionism. The article then goes
on to describe how perfectionism has affected their lives. Later, the article discusses about
how to notice the signs of unhealthy perfectionism early and how to stop it (34).
This source is related to my topic because this is an example of perfectionism when it is
harmful. While the source is a magazine article, the information is credible because the
instructions on how to deal with perfectionism are from a clinical psychologist and sports
psychologist.
Scott, Jessica H., Yap, Keong, Francis, Andrew J.P., and Sharynn Schuster. "Perfectionism and its
Relationship with Anticipatory Processing in Social Anxiety." Australian Journal of
Psychology, vol. 66, no. 3, 2014., pp. 187-196.
The purpose of this study was to identify the role anticipatory processing has on the
relationship between perfectionism and social anxiety. The sample was made of 245 people
from the public. The study asked the participants to complete an online questionnaire about
depression, perfectionism, and social anxiety measures (187).

This source is related to my topic because it discusses how anxiety is a factor in determining
unhealthy perfectionism. The information is credible because the source is a peer review.

Sellars, Paul A., Evans, Lynne, and Owen Thomas. "The Effects of Perfectionism in Elite Sport:
Experiences of Unhealthy Perfectionists." Sport Psychologist, vol. 30, no. 3, 2016., pp. 219230.
The purpose of this study was to see the effects of unhealthy perfectionism in athletes. Each
athlete was interviewed about perfectionism in a private room for 40 to 60 minutes. The
interview was based around three sections: what was the athletes view of perfectionism,
how did perfectionism affected their performance in their sport, and what they would do to
appease their tendencies for perfectionism (219).
This source is related to my topic of perfectionism because most athletes can relate to
perfectionism. The source is credible because it is a peer review The information provided is
helpful because it provides insight from high level athletes who would perhaps have the
most perfectionist tendencies
Staples, Andy. "The Perfectionist." Sports Illustrated, vol. 122, no. 16, 2015., pp. 74-77.
This article was about Amari Cooper, former Alabama wide receiver who is now heading to
the National Football League. The article talks about why Amari Cooper tries so hard (74).
This source is related to my topic because Amari is an elite athlete and some might find his
determination excessive. One cannot argue that it is worth the effort because he is now a pro

football player. His reasoning for wanted to do everything perfect shows the positive side of
perfectionism. This source while not a peer review is a credible source because the article
was published by a well known magazine.
Teixeira, Maria D., Pereira, Ana T., Marques, Mariana V., Saraiva, Jorge M., and Antonia F de
Macedo. "Eating Behaviors, Body Image, Perfectionism, and Self-Esteem in a Sample of
Portuguese Girls." Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, vol. 38, no. 2, 2016., pp. 135-140.
The purpose of this study was to examine eating behaviors, body dissatisfaction, selfesteem, and perfectionism in adolescent girls, specifically Portuguese (135).
This source is related to my topic because it reveals the correlation of perfectionism with
body eating disorders in adolescents. The weakness of this study would be the gender
limitation, next time they should also examine guys as well.
Zhou, Xueting, Wu, Siyao, Zhu, Hong, and Taishen Cai. "Reliability and Validity of the Positive
and Negative Perfectionism Scale among Chinese College Students." Social Behavior &
Personality: an international journal, vol. 44, no. 5, 2016., pp. 727-736.
The purpose of this source was to see how the Positive and Negative Perfectionism Scale
(PANPS) would work on Chinese college students. Students were asked a variety of
questions about their satisfaction with life or depression (727).
This source relates to the research topic because it tests the validity of the PANPS. The
strengths of this source would be how large the sample was this time. The weaknesses
would be that the study focuses only on students.