An exciting new article entitled “Perfect front, fragile bonds: Prospective associations between perfectionistic self-presentation and peer experiences” has been published in the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology.
This article is authored by Melissa Blackburn, Hanna Puffer, Danielle S. Molnar, and Dawn Zinga, and examines the relations between perfectionistic self-presentation (e.g., the tendency to stive towards projecting a perfect self-image) and quality of peer relationships among teenagers.
Key Findings
Overall, teens higher in perfectionistic self-presentation were more likely to experience greater relational victimization (e.g., others gossiping/spreading rumors about them, being excluded) and to receive fewer kind acts from their peers.
Avoiding talking about one’s own flaws, mistakes, or problems with others predicted fewer kind acts from peers across time.
When teens experienced more kind acts from their peers than they typically do, they seemed to relax their perfectionistic tendencies over time.
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Check out the full article by coping this link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0193397325000164