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Aim and Background: Perfectionism is known as a potential maladaptive personality trait with significant psychological consequences. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relations between stress and positive and negative perfectionism in normal subjects. Methods and Materials: Using convenience sampling method, 162 adults who aged 18-50 years old and did not have a history of any specific physical or mental disorders were selected. They were evaluated by means of the Positive and Negative Perfectionism Scale and Cooper&#039;s Stress Signs Inventory. Data was analyzed using Pearson&#039;s correlation test, multiple regression analysis, and analysis of covariance in SPSS 16 . Findings: Negative perfectionism had a statistically significant positive correlation with stress (P < 0.01). Negative perfectionism could predict 14% of the variance of stress signs. Mean scores of positive and negative perfectionism and stress were not significantly different between men and women. Conclusions: According to our findings, negative perfectionism can increase stress. In other words, negative perfectionism can be considered as an internal stressor.

Keywords: Perfectionism, Positive perfectionism, Negative perfectionism, Stress signs

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