Speaker
Presentation in SpanishMARÍA VICENT
UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE. SPAIN
María Vicent holds a PhD in Educational Research from the University of Alicante (International Mention and unanimous Cum Laude, with Extraordinary Award). In 2014, she obtained a Predoctoral Training Grant from the Regional Ministry of Education (GVA, VALi+d Program; 2014), which allowed her to join the Department of Developmental and Didactic Psychology in the Faculty of Education (University of Alicante). She currently holds a Full Professor position in this same department and has completed a six-year research period in Psychology and two five-year teaching periods.
She has completed predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Plymouth (United Kingdom), the University of Bío-Bío (Chile), and the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (Spain). Her area of specialization is perfectionism in childhood and adolescence. She has participated in research projects funded by the University of Alicante, the Generalitat Valenciana (Generalitat Valenciana), the Ministry of Science and Innovation, the Ministry of Economy and Business, the European Union (Erasmus+ Programme), and other international institutions, both as a member of the research team (Highlights: European Commission – SOS-Attendance; PID2021-123118NA-100; RTI2018-098197-B-100; GIDECAP1608320/EF) and as Principal Investigator (GRE19-19 and CIGE/2021/021). She is currently leading the APERFECT project (Evaluation and Analysis of Academic Perfectionism and its Impact on the Educational, Psychological, and Social Development of Primary and Secondary Education Students; PID2023-152358NA-I00), funded by the Ministry of Science, Research, and Universities.
He has over 90 published articles (more than 50 published in JCR-indexed journals), 6 books and 19 book chapters published by prestigious publishers such as Pirámide, Springer, Nova Science Publishers and Octaedro, and over 100 contributions to national and international conferences.
When Excellence Is Not Enough: Consequences of Perfectionism in Children and Adolescents
In recent decades, perfectionism has taken on a central role in understanding individuals’ psychological well-being across different stages of development. Rather than being a unidimensional trait, current evidence conceptualizes it as a complex system of beliefs and behavioral patterns that may predispose individuals to the development of various forms of psychopathology.
This symposium aims to present some of the recent advances made by the PREBI research group in the study of perfectionism, within the framework of the project “Assessment and Analysis of Academic Perfectionism and Its Impact on the Educational, Psychological, and Social Development of Primary and Secondary School Students (PID2023-152358NA-I00),” funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.
First, recent data on the prevalence of different profiles of perfectionism in children and their relationship with various manifestations of school-related stress will be presented. Next, findings will be discussed showing how adolescents with perfectionistic tendencies differ from those oriented toward excellence in aspects related to body self-esteem. Subsequently, the role of perfectionistic automatic thoughts will be analyzed in students enrolled in Early Childhood and Primary Education degrees, highlighting their relevance for future teaching practice. Finally, the results of a meta-analytic study evaluating the effectiveness of current treatments aimed at reducing perfectionism levels in children and adolescents will be presented, with a particular focus on controlled trials.
Taken together, these contributions provide an updated perspective on perfectionism in children and adolescents, underscoring the need to continue advancing in its assessment, understanding, and intervention in order to improve the psychological well-being of young people.
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