Dr Michael Grugan

My research focuses on understanding how perfectionism—an aspect of our personality characterised by extreme and irrational requirements for perfection—affects individuals across various contexts, including education and sport.

I also study how the pressure to be perfect can emerge from those around us, such as coaches, teachers, and managers. My work in this area has focused on measuring this type of pressure and examining the consequences faced by individuals in highly perfectionistic environments.

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• Development and Validation of the Perfectionism Literacy Questionnaire, Etherson, M., Hill, A., Grugan, M., Madigan, D., Smith, M. 9 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
• Trait Perfectionism, Perfectionistic Self-Presentation, and Muscle Dysmorphia in Male Exercisers: A Structural Equation Modeling Strategy, Grugan, M., Wright, K. 1 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology
• Factorial validity and measurement invariance of the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ), Grugan, M., Olsson, L., Vaughan, R., Madigan, D., Hill, A. 1 Jul 2024, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise
• Perfectionism, School Burnout, and School Engagement in Gifted Students, Grugan, M., Olsson, L., Hill, A., Madigan, D. 17 Sep 2024, In: Gifted Child Quarterly
• Perfectionism, School Burnout, and School Engagement in Gifted Students: The Role of Stress, Grugan, M., Olsson, L., Hill, A., Madigan, D. 17 Sep 2024, In: Gifted Child Quarterly
• Studying Perfectionistic Climates, Grugan, M., Fenwick, L., Olsson, L. 23 Jun 2023, The Psychology of Perfectionism in Sport, Dance, and Exercise, London, Taylor & Francis
• Do Athlete and Coach Performance Perfectionism Predict Athlete Burnout?, Olsson, L., Madigan, D., Hill, A., Grugan, M. 3 Jul 2022, In: European Journal of Sport Science
• Perfectionism and Burnout in Athletes: The Mediating Role of Perceived Stress, Olsson, L., Grugan, M., Martin, J., Madigan, D. 1 Mar 2022, In: Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology
• Development and initial validation of the Perfectionistic Climate Questionnaire-Sport (PCQ-S), Grugan, M., Hill, A., Mallinson-Howard, S., Donachie, T., Olsson, L., Madigan, D., Vaughan, R. 1 Sep 2021, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise
• Perfectionism in Academically Gifted Students: A Systematic Review, Grugan, M., Hill, A., Madigan, D., Donachie, T., Olsson, L., Etherson, M. 1 Dec 2021, In: Educational Psychology Review

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• Invited talk: When performances must be perfect: Introducing perfectionistic climate 2022

Science MA March 09 2018