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Perfectionism is understood as a personality trait manifested by excessive striving for perfection, high standards and personal criticism. Criticism may concern self-evaluation, behavior, but also one’s body image. The purpose of the study was to investigate how perfectionism is associated with body perception. A question was posed to verify which dimensions of perfectionism have the greatest potential to explain the assessment of representatives of both genders. A total of 213 people were tested, including 108 women (M = 21.76; SD = 2.35). The study used the Big Three Perfectionism Scale (BTPS) and Body Esteem Scale (SOC-BES), of which the former was used to research 10 dimensions of perfectionism, and the latter to analyze three dimensions of self-image for women and three dimensions for men. The results of the regression analysis showed that some dimensions of perfectionism significantly explain individual dimensions of body image for both genders. For women, the following were significant: Self-oriented perfectionism, Self-criticism, Doubts about actions, and Hypercriticism. For men, the following were significant: Self-oriented perfectionism, Concern over mistakes, and Doubts about actions. All regression models explained 17% to 28% of the variance in body image assessment, indicating their associations with perfectionism dimensions.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/j.2023.36.4.203-220
Date of publication: 2024-03-14 10:37:22
Date of submission: 2023-06-08 15:00:30
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