Psychology Today | 30.08.2026 23:48
Up to 72% of women exhibit perfectionistic traits, with 63% of those traits being considered maladaptive, or largely harmful to one’s well-being (Muscemi et al. 2022). This means that many women are extremely afraid of failing or making mistakes, procrastinate due to immense internal pressure to produce perfect work, and internalize the belief that significant others may demand perfection from them (this is known as socially prescribed perfectionism).
