The Psychology of Perfectionism in Sport, Dance, and Exercise

Andrew P. Hill is a Professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology at York St John University, UK. He has published over 80 studies of perfectionism in sport, dance, and exercise, and is one of the leading experts on the topic. He is an Associate Editor of Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology and an editorial board member of the Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology and Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sport.

1. Conceptualising perfectionism: Resolving old quarrels and starting new ones. 2. Advances in the measurement of perfectionism in sport, dance and exercise. 3. Revisiting the development of perfectionism in sport, dance and exercise. 4. An update and extension of the independent effects approach to perfectionism in sport, dance, and exercise. 5. Re-Envisioning the tripartite model of perfectionism in sport and dance. 6. The 2 × 2 model of perfectionism in sport, dance, and exercise: An updated and critical review. 7. Perfectionistic tipping points and how to find them. 8. Perfectionism cognitions in sport, dance, and exercise. 9. Studying perfectionistic climates. 10. Working with perfectionistic athletes: An Acceptance Commitment Therapy perspective. 11. Applying self-compassion to perfectionism in sport. 12. Perfectionism in sport: A Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy perspective. 13. Reflections on 20 years studying multidimensional perfectionism in sport. 14. Questions, critical reflections, and advances with the model of excellencism and perfectionism: A call to action. 15. Reflections on the costs of rigid perfectionism and perfectionistic reactivity: The core significance of the failure to adapt in sports and in life.