Internet interventions for perfectionism: a meta-analysis and proposals for the college setting.

Suh et al (2019) found that treatments for perfectionism, even online, reduce perfectionism and concomitant psychopathology. This meta-analysis investigated the efficacy of Internet interventions and psychotherapeutic interventions for perfectionism as potential tools for overburdened college counseling centers where perfectionism is particularly prevalent. : PubMed, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO were searched for relevant treatment studies. was used to compute and pool effect sizes for perfectionism and concomitant psychopathology. : Psychological interventions ( = 18) for perfectionism yielded significant reductions in perfectionistic strivings ( = .394;  = 16), concerns ( = .603;  = 17), and clinical perfectionism ( = .960;  = 8). Effect sizes were small-to-medium for depression ( = .601;  = 12), anxiety ( = .399;  = 13), and eating disorder symptoms ( = .477;  = 7). Effect sizes were similar for Internet-mediated and non-Internet-mediated interventions. Most interventions used 8-10-session cognitive-behavioral therapy of perfectionism. : Internet interventions for perfectionism reduce perfectionism and concomitant psychopathology. College counseling centers could eventually use them to reduce demand for in-person services.