Kent's Article 'Perfectionism Might Be Hurting You'

Kent, Jessica A. “Perfectionism Might Be Hurting You”? Here’s How to Change Your Relationship to Achievement.” Harvard Summer School, 6 Nov. 2023, summer.harvard.edu/blog/perfectionism-might-be-hurting-you-heres-how-to-change-your-relationship-to-achievement.

In her article, “Perfectionism Might Be Hurting You,” read the article. Here’s How to Change Your Relationship to Achievement,” Kent argues that perfectionism can have a negative impact on academic causes, but also individuals personal well-being. So, making a healthy connection with it to achieve success can be of benefit. Kent begins her article by identifying the three forms of perfectionism, from psychologist Paul Jewit and Gorden Flett in a 1991 paper. The three forms stated are

She adds that through 1989 and 2016, college students' levels of perfectionism significantly increased statistically and society pressures perfectionism. Furthermore, students ages 16 to 25 have perfectionist traits aimed at academic achievement, encounter physical and mental health issues affecting stress. Kent adds individuals may be out to please or earn respect from their family or peers. Students may struggle with fear of failure, so being “perfect” avoids any defeat. She explains some ways it may show up in everyday life, such as overthinking or procrastinating. Kent then goes into detail about the consequences of perfectionism, like dissatisfaction and disappointment. She adds ways to change the relationship with perfectionism by practicing self-compassion or asking for help. Kent’s final thoughts are to recognize the signs of perfectionism and take the proper steps to overcome them. Individuals can struggle with perfectionism, but don’t necessarily have to be consumed with it. Credibility of this source is good, the information was published in November of 2023. So, the data provided is recent. The relevance of Kent’s article is

It is a blog so the piece is not peer-reviewed or very credible. Although, there doesn’t seem to be any bias because the piece is to help students deal with perfectionism. Kent holds a BFA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing from Emerson College. She is qualified to write an article, but not sure how exemplified she is on this specific topic. Also, there is no reference page. Ultimately, this doesn’t seem to be a scholarly article. This is more of a popular article. I have now used four other sources to aid in my research, and this particular one doesn’t seem to be very credible in comparison. I have two sources that are scholarly and trustworthy for my research paper. Those sources actually provide evidence and information, whereas this source is mainly just tips and tricks to help students. Although it can be of assistance to add in my paper, it’s not too wise because of the lack of reliability. For my paper, I intended to explain the negative and positive effects of perfectionism, not tell students how to fix the trait. There is study cases and statistical evidence in this article, but it doesn’t come from the author. I would need to track down where that