Paul Hewitt, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest papers

Development and Validation of the Multidimensional Adolescent Anhedonia Scale.
Assessment · 2026
Attachment anxiety, reflective functioning and well-being as predictors of burn-out and psychological distress among psychotherapists: A longitudinal study.
Clinical psychology & psychotherapy · 2023
How maladaptive cognitions contribute to the development of problematic social media use.
Addictive behaviors reports · 2020

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Intersecting Identities and the Pressure to be Perfect: Examining the Roles of Gender, Sexuality, Race, and Class in the Manifestation and Experience of Perfectionism in Diverse Emerging Adults
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$78,095
Intrapersonal Expression of Perfection: The Perfectionistic Self-Relationship
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$170,514
Intrapersonal Expression of Perfection: The Perfectionistic Self-Relationship
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$138,999

All 9 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Development and Validation of the Multidimensional Adolescent Anhedonia Scale.

Grocott B, Zareian B, Hewitt J, Ge S, Hewitt P, Hong S, Smith MM, Chi X, LeMoult J

Assessment2026

DOI: 10.1177/10731911261423154 PMID: 41807114

02

Attachment anxiety, reflective functioning and well-being as predictors of burn-out and psychological distress among psychotherapists: A longitudinal study.

Brugnera A, Zarbo C, Scalabrini A, Compare A, Mucci C, Carrara S, Tasca GA, Hewitt P, Greco A, Poletti B, Esposito R, Cattafi F, Zullo C, Lo Coco G

Clinical psychology & psychotherapy2023

DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2823 PMID: 36610037

03

How maladaptive cognitions contribute to the development of problematic social media use.

Fioravanti G, Flett G, Hewitt P, Rugai L, Casale S

Addictive behaviors reports2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2020.100267 PMID: 32467856

Intersecting Identities and the Pressure to be Perfect: Examining the Roles of Gender, Sexuality, Race, and Class in the Manifestation and Experience of Perfectionism in Diverse Emerging Adults

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Molnar, Danielle S.

Keywords: adjustment; emerging adults; girlhood studies; high achievers; intersectionality; multidisciplinary; perfect; perfectionism; personality; pressure; psychology; sociology; supergirls; top girls; wellbeing

$78,095

Intrapersonal Expression of Perfection: The Perfectionistic Self-Relationship

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hewitt, Paul L.

Keywords: perfectionism; self; perfectionistic self-relationship

$170,514

Intrapersonal Expression of Perfection: The Perfectionistic Self-Relationship

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hewitt, Paul L.

Keywords: perfectionism; self; perfectionistic self-relationship

$138,999

The nature of the interpersonal expression of perfectionism: perfectionstic self-presentation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hewitt, Paul L.

Keywords: perfectionism; perfectionistic self-presentation; personality

$227,995

Perfectionism and social comparison orientation in health and mental health outcomes

Co-investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Flett, Gordon L.

Keywords: perfectionism; social comparison; social anxiety; eating disorders; depression; coping

$120,779

Interpersonal perfectionism and social disconnection

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hewitt, Paul L.

Keywords: perfectionism; social disconnection; maladjustment; distress

$105,232

Perfectionism and suicide behaviour in adults

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hewitt, Paul L.

Keywords: perfectionism; suicide ideation

$135,000

Perfectionism and adaptive outcomes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2000Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hewitt, Paul

Keywords: perfectionism; positive outcomes; adaptive outcomes

$75,000

Perfectionistic self-presentation and adjustment

Principal investigatorSSHRC1997Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hewitt, Paul

Keywords: Perfectionism; coping; social support; help-seeking

$45,808

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Psychology, social and behavioural aspects
Psychology
Other

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Gordon Flett

Psychology, social and behavioural aspects

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Joelle LeMoult

Psychology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Hewitt, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Development and Validation of the Multidimensional Adolescent Anhedonia Scale." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Intrapersonal Expression of Perfection: The Perfectionistic Self-Relationship" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]