, perfectionism is “a ‘double-edged sword’ that may have benefits (perfectionistic strivings) but may also carry significant costs and risks (perfectionistic concerns) for athletes” ( Stoeber, 2014 , p. 2). Specifically, while adaptive perfectionism has been associated with positive characteristics, processes
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perfectionistic strivings, or positive strivings (e.g., Frost et al., 1993 ; Gaudreau, 2013 ; Stoeber & Madigan, 2016 ), conceptually it appears to capture elements of both PSP and ECP given that SOP involves having both exceptionally high standards and being incredibly self-critical. Yet, pure PSP (high SOP
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perfectionistic strivings ), which is typically represented by the pursuit of extreme goals and a tendency to evaluate oneself according to such standards. The negative self-evaluations often experienced by perfectionists are captured in the dimension of perfectionistic concerns (also called evaluative
