Abstract
Adult attachment and personality traits can impact an individual’s attributions of perfectionism. This study explored the predictor variables of adult attachment (anxious and avoidant) and personality traits on the criterion variable of multidimensional perfectionism as measured by four dimensions of perfectionism; Adaptive, Maladaptive, High Standards, and Order, subscales that divide perfectionism into adaptive and maladaptive perfectionists. Adaptive perfectionists manifest the positive qualities of perfectionism while maladaptive perfectionists manifest the negative qualities. A multiple regression analysis yielded four significant prediction models of perfectionism. The models indicate that there is a significant relationship that exists between the weighted linear composite of the independent variables as specified by the model and each criterion variable of perfectionism. Adult attachment did not significantly predict any dimension of perfectionism. The results suggest that personality traits are a potential implication in the formulation of these four perfectionism dimensions.