Note: * denotes student
Books
Taylor, S., Sirois, F. M., & Molnar, D. S. (2020). Health Psychology, 5th Edition, Canadian Edition. McGraw-Hill Education.
Taylor, S., Sirois, F. M., & Molnar, D. S. (2017). Health Psychology, 4th Edition, Canadian Edition. McGraw-Hill Education.
Sirois, F. M., & Molnar, D. S. (Eds.) (2016). Perfectionism, Health, and Well-Being. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
Contributions to Edited Volumes
Zinga, D., Molnar, D. S., *Blackburn, M., & *Tacuri, N. (2025) “They’re kind of losing it”: Young perfectionists’ mental health experiences during the first COVID-19 lockdown. In C. Dietzel, S. Amiry, & S. Jaffer (Eds.). Surviving and thriving: Promoting health and well-being during and after COVID-19. Peter Lang.
Zinga, D., Molnar, D. S, & Connolly, M. (2024). Through their eyes: A photovoice exploration of competitive dance. In V. Marinos, C. Tardif-Williams, D. Zinga, R. Raby, & S. Pomerantz (Eds). Exploring Agency in Children and Youth: Expressions & Constraints. Athabasca University Press. (1-35)
Shisler, S., Godleski, S. Molnar, D. S., & Eiden, R. (2020) Salivary bioscience research related to prenatal adversity. In M. K. Taylor & D. A. Granger (Eds.), Salivary Bioscience: Foundations of Interdisciplinary Saliva Research and Applications. Springer International.
Molnar, D. S., Sirois, F. M., Flett, G. L., *Janssen, W., & Hewitt, P. L. (2018). Perfectionism and health: The roles of health behaviors and stress-related processes. In J. Stoeber (Ed.), The Psychology of Perfectionism: Theory, Research, Applications. London: Routledge.
Molnar, D. S., Sirois, F. M., & *Methot-Jones, T. (2016). Trying to be perfect in an imperfect world: Examining the role of perfectionism in the context of chronic illness. In F. M Sirois, & D. S. Molnar (Eds.), Perfectionism, Health, and Well-Being (pp. 69-99). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
Molnar, D. S. & Sirois, F. M. (2016). Perfectionism, health, & well-being: Epilogue and future directions. In F. M Sirois, & D. S. Molnar (Eds.), Perfectionism, Health, and Well-Being (pp. 285-302). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
Flett, G. L., Hewitt, P. L., & Molnar, D. S. (2016). Perfectionism in health and illness from a person-focused, historical perspective. In F. M Sirois, & D. S. Molnar (Eds.), Perfectionism, Health, and Well-Being (pp. 25-44). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
Sirois, F. M., & Molnar, D. S. (2016). Conceptualization and measurement of perfectionism, health, and well-being: An introductory overview. In F. M. Sirois, & D. S. Molnar (Eds.), Perfectionism, Health, and Well-Being (pp. 1-21). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Molnar, D. S., *Blackburn, M., *Puffer, H., Zinga, D., Hewitt, P. L., & Flett, G. L. (Accepted). Validating self-identified perfectionism as an indicator of trait perfectionism and examining differences across key demographic characteristics. Current Psychology.
Kristen, A., Davidson, E., Blackburn, M., Molnar, D. S., Flett, G. L., Becker, A., & Hewitt, P. L. (Accepted). The Perfectionistic Self-Presentation Scale—Short Form (PSPS-SF): Development and validation. Journal of Personality Assessment.
Molnar, D. S., *Blackburn, M., *Tacuri, N., Zinga, D., Hewitt, P. L., & Flett, G. L. (2026). Teachers’ strategies for supporting perfectionistic students: Assessment and lessons learned in elementary and secondary schools. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 0(0).
Molnar, D. S., *Blackburn, M., O’Leary, D., & Wade, T. J. (2026). Is the developmental pathway to perfectionism paved by childhood adversity? Current Psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 45(3), Article 248. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08530-3
Molnar, D. S., *Blackburn, M., Zinga, D., *Tacuri, N., Hewitt, P. L., & Flett, G. L. (2026). Under pressure: Teacher perspectives and understandings of perfectionism among students. American Educational Research Journal, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.3102/00028312251412913
*Blackburn, M., Molnar, D.S., & Zinga, D. (2025). Perfect image, depressed mood: Pathways from perfectionistic self-presentation to depressive symptoms through online and in-person connectedness among Canadian adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 35(3), e70074. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.70074
Zinga, D., *Sandlos, L., *Tacuri, N., *Dewar, V., *Hayes, G., & Molnar, D.S. (2025). Finding the right balance: youths’ perspectives on parental involvement in dance. Leisure Studies, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2025.2522419
Hewitt, P. L., Kealy, D., Kristen, A., Smith, M. M., Davidson, E., & Molnar, D. S. (2025). Therapeutic mentalization in group therapy: Development and preliminary validation of a measure of experienced mentalization. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 75(4), 606–637. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207284.2025.2497237
*Blackburn, M., *Puffer, H., Molnar, D.S., & Zinga, D. (2025). Perfect fronts, fragile bonds: Prospective associations between perfectionistic self-presentation and peer experiences. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 97, 101769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2025.101769
*Tacuri, N., Zinga, D., & Molnar, D.S. (2025). “Dance isn’t a sport, it’s for girls”: Examining the role of gender in interuniversity sport participation for competitive dancers. Journal of Dance Education, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/15290824.2024.2429504
*Blackburn, M., Molnar, D. S., & Zinga, D. (2025). Simply the best? Bridging perfectionism in psychology and girlhood studies. Journal of Youth Studies, 28(9), 1525–1541. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2024.2392197
Goldstein, A. L., Katz, J. L., Shifrin, A., Hamza, C. A., Molnar, D. S., & Scharfe, E. (2025). Challenges and coping with COVID-19: Perspectives of emerging adults and their mothers. Journal of Youth Studies, 28(3), 514–532. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2023.2277760
Green, D. S., Goldstein, A. L., Zhu, J. Y., Hamza, C. A., Scharfe, E., & Molnar, D. S. (2024). Parents’ influences on well-being in emerging adulthood: The role of basic psychological needs. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 33(10), 3326–3337. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-024-02912-0
*Blackburn, M., Zinga, D., & Molnar, D.S. (2024). “With texting, I am always second guessing myself”: Teenage perfectionists’ experiences of (dis)connection online. Developmental Psychology, 60(10), 1902–1914. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001741
*Blackburn, M., *Puffer, H., Molnar, D.S., & Zinga, D. (2024). Raising the bar: Testing prospective reciprocal relationships between multidimensional trait perfectionism and undergraduate academic achievement. Learning and Individual Differences, 109, Article 102405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2023.102405
Hewitt, P. L., Ge, S., Smith, M. M., Flett, G. L., Cheli, S., Molnar, D.S., Ko, A., Mikail, S. F., & Lang, T. (2024). Automatic self-recriminations: Development and validation of a measure of self-condemnatory internal dialogue. Journal of Personality Assessment, 106(5), 638–650. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2024.2303429
Banville, C., Massicotte, V., Caplette-Gingras, A., Langlois, F., Gouin, J.-P., Flett, G., Molnar, D. S., Lemieux, J., & Savard, J. (2024). A qualitative study of perfectionism among self-identified perfectionist women with nonmetastatic breast cancer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research & Practice, 6, Article e122. https://doi.org/10.1097/OR9.0000000000000122
* Tacuri, N., Zinga, D., & Molnar, D. S. (2024). Blurring sport boundaries in postsecondary: Examining experiences of dancers as student-athletes. Journal of Dance Education, 24(1), 9–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/15290824.2021.1988090
*Tacuri, N., Zinga, D., & Molnar, D.S. (2023). Sport, art, or both?: Analyzing perceptions of competitive dancers as interuniversity artists and athletes. The International Journal of Sport and Society, 14(2), 101-123. doi:https://doi.org/10.18848/2152-7857/CGP/v14i02/101-123
Molnar, D.S., *Blackburn, M., *Tacuri, N., Zinga, D., Flett, G.L., & Hewitt, P.L. (2023). “I need to be perfect or else the world’s gonna end”: A qualitative analysis of adolescent perfectionists’ expression and understanding of their perfectionism. Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne, 64(4), 320–334. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000357
Simon, S. G., Eiden, R. D., Molnar, D. S., Huestis, M. A., & Riis, J. L. (2023). Associations between prenatal and postnatal substance exposure and salivary C-reactive protein in early childhood. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 95, Article 107134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2022.107134
Molnar, D. S., Thai, S., *Blackburn, M., Zinga, D., Flett, G. L., & Hewitt, P. L. (2023). Dynamic changes in perfectionism dimensions and psychological distress among adolescents assessed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Child Development, 94(1), 254–271. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13855
*Wong, K. E., Wade, T. J., Moore, J., Marcellus, A., Molnar, D. S., O’Leary, D. D., & MacNeil, A. J. (2022). Examining the relationships between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), cortisol, and inflammation among young adults. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health, 25, 100516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2022.100516
*Spadafora, N., *Blackburn, M., *Methot-Jones, T., Zinga, D., & Molnar, D. S. (2022). How is multidimensional trait perfectionism related to anxiety across time in first-generation secondary students? Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 44(4), 1043–1053. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-022-09972-w
*Blackburn, M., *Methot-Jones, T., Molnar, D. S., Zinga, D., *Spadafora, N., & *Tacuri, N. (2022). Assessing changes to adolescent health-promoting behaviors following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-methods exploration of the role of within-person combinations of trait perfectionism. Personality and Individual Differences, 189, 111492. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111492
Molnar, D. S., *Methot-Jones, T., Moore, J., O’Leary, D. D., & Wade, T. J. (2022). Perfectionistic cognitions pre-pandemic predict greater anxiety symptoms during the pandemic among emerging adults: A two-wave cross-lagged study. Journal of rational-emotive and cognitive-behavior therapy : RET, 40(3), 474–492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-021-00423-1
Molnar, D. S., Moore, J., O’Leary, D.D., MacNeil, A.J., & Wade, T.J. (2021). Perfectionistic cognitions, Interleukin-6, and C-Reactive protein: A test of the perfectionism diathesis stress model. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health, 13, 100211.
Molnar, D. S., *Blackburn M., Zinga D., *Spadafora N., Methot-Jones T., & Connolly M. (2021). Trait perfectionism and dance goals among young female dancers: An application of the 2 × 2 model of perfectionism. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 1;43(3), 234-247. doi: 10.1123/jsep.2020-0118.
