Perfection is a sad and lonely place: A study of existential vulnerability in the life stories of persons struggling with perfectionism
Under what life conditions do individuals turn to perfectionistic striving and ideals as a solution? The present paper examines how people with perfectionism narrate their relationship to our shared existential vulnerability; that we are vulnerable as human beings, and that the ways we relate to thi...
Main Authors: | Per-Einar Binder, Vivian Irena Woodfin, Aslak Hjeltnes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2023-12-01
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Series: | International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2023.2219513 |
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