A new study evaluates data from 307 studies spanning 1989 to 2024 to prove that college students face vastly higher levels of perfectionism than previous generations. Rather than a simple drive for excellence, this generational surge is dominated by "perfectionistic concerns", a paralyzing fear of failure and dread of negative social judgment.
A new study evaluates data from 307 studies spanning 1989 to 2024 to prove that college students face vastly higher levels of perfectionism than previous generations. Rather than a simple drive for excellence, this generational surge is dominated by "perfectionistic concerns", a paralyzing fear of failure and dread of negative social judgment.
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