BYU Studies Quarterly
Keywords
Latter-day Saints, perfectionism, faith
Abstract
A while back, I was sitting in a university meeting at the beginning of another school year. A therapist was facilitating a helpful discussion on the growing concern of student mental health. When toxic perfectionism came up, the facilitator mentioned in an offhanded way that we have a particular problem with this at Brigham Young University (BYU) because of “the gospel.” This statement was not much of a surprise given the seemingly common attitude that BYU students (and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in general) struggle with perfectionism.
Recommended Citation
Dyer, W. Justin
(2024)
"Are Latter-day Saints Perfectionists? Guest Editor’s Introduction,"
BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 63:
Iss.
4, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol63/iss4/3