Dr. Martin Smith (he/him) obtained a PhD. in Personality Psychology from the University of Western Ontario and is associate editor of Personality and Individual Difference. From February 2018 to April 2020, he was employed as a permanent lecturer in the School of Science, Technology, and Health at York St John University. Currently, he is pursuing a second PhD in Clinical Psychology under the supervisor of Dr Paul Hewitt.

Perfectionism; Personality; Meta-analysis; Depression; Longitudinal

Dube, J., Smith, M. M., Hewitt, P. L., & Stewart, S. H. (in press). Suicide behaviors during the COVID pandemic: A meta-analysis of 59 studies. Psychiatry Research.

Smith, M. M., Hewitt, J. M., Hewitt, P. L., & Patterson, R. (in press). Personality and group psychotherapy outcome. The lack of influence of trait from the Five Factor Model. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice.

Brimmell, J., Edwards, E. J., Smith, M. M., & Vaughan, R. S. Think, see, do: Executive function, visual attention, and soccer penalty performance. (in press). Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology.

Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Ge, S., Hewitt, P. L., & Flett, G. L. (in press). Multidimensional perfectionism turns 30: A review of known knows and known unknowns. Canadian Psychology. doi: 10.1037/cap0000288

Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Ray, C., Hewitt, P. L., & Flett, G. L. (in press). Is perfectionism a vulnerability factor for depressive symptoms, a complication of depressive symptoms, or both? A meta-analytic test of 67 longitudinal studies.
Clinical Psychology Review. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2021.101982

Otis, E., Yakovenko, I., Sherry, S. B., Smith, M. M., Goldstein, A., Ellery, M., Loverock, A., Wild, C., Weilgart-Whitehead, B., & Stewart. S. H. (in press). Applicability of the four-factor personality vulnerability model for substance misuse in understanding gambling behavior and gambling problems. Personality and Individual Differences. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110400

Stoeber, J., Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., & Saklofske, D. H. (2021). Perfectionism and interpersonal problems revisited. Personality and Individual Differences. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110106

Hewitt, P. L., Chen, C., Smith, M. M., Zhang, L., Habke, M., Flett, G. L., & Mikail, S.F. (in press). Patient perfectionism and clinician impression formation during an initial interview. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, research and practice. doi:10.1111/papt.12266

Muyingo, L., Smith. M. M., Sherry, S. B., McEachern, E., Leonard, K. E., & Stewart, H. (2020). Relationships on the rocks: A meta-analysis of romantic partner effects on alcohol use. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 34, 629-640. doi: 10.1037/adb0000578

Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Vidovic, V., & Hewitt, P. L, & Flett, G. L. (2020). Why does perfectionism confer risk for depression? A meta-analytic test of the mediating role of social disconnection and stress. Journal of Research in Personality, 86, 103954. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2020.103954

Hewitt, P. L., Smith, M. M., Deng, C., Chen, C., Ko, A., Flett, G L., & Patterson, R. (2020). The perniciousness of perfectionism in group therapy for depression: A test of the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model. Psychotherapy, 57, 206- 218. doi: doi:10.1037/pst0000281

Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Ray, C. M., Lee-Baggley, D., Hewitt, P. L., & Flett, G. L.
(2020). The existential model of perfectionism and depressive symptoms: Test of unique contributions and mediating mechanisms in a sample of depressed individuals. Journal of Psychoeducational Development, 38, 112-126. doi: 10.1177/0734282919877777

Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Hewitt, P. L., Flett, G. L., Hall, P. A., & Lee-Baggley, D. L. (2020). The Existential Model of Perfectionism and Depressive Symptoms: Testing a moderated mediation model in community adults using a one-month two-wave longitudinal design. Personality and Individual Differences, 157, 109826. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.109826

Di Fabio, A., Smith, M. M., Saklofske, D. H. (2020). Perfectionism and healthy attitude toward oneself: Could humor be a resource? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 20. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17010201

Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Saklofske, D. H., Vidovic, V., Stoeber, J., & Benoit, A. (2019). Perfectionism and the five-factor model of personality: A meta-analytic review. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 23, 367-390. doi:
10.1177/1088868318814973.

Feher, A., Smith, M. M., Saklofske, D. H., Plouffe, R. A., Wilson, C. A., & Sherry, S. B. (in press). The Big Three Perfectionism Scale Short-Form (BTPS-SF): Development of a brief 16-item self-report measure of multidimensional perfectionism. Journal of Psychoeducational Development. doi: 10.1177/0734282919878553

Madigan, D. J., Curran, T., Stoeber, J., Hill, A. P., & Smith, M. M. (2019). Development of perfectionism in junior athletes: A three-sample study of coach and parental pressures. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 41, 167-175. doi: 10.1123/jsep.2018-0287

Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Glowacka, M., Speth, T. A., Stewart, S. H., Saklofske, D. H., & Ehterson, M. E. (2019). Who is the most demanding of them all? A multisource investigation of other-oriented perfectionism, socially prescribed perfectionism, and depressive symptoms. Personality and Individual Differences, 138, 328-332. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2018.09.023

Keyhayes, I. L., Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., & Vidovic, V. (2019). Are perfectionism dimensions risk factors for bulimic symptoms? A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Personality and Individual Differences, 138, 117-125. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2018.09.022

Plouffe, R., Smith, M. M., & Saklofske, D. H. (2019). A psychometric investigation of the assessment of sadistic personality. Personality and Individual Differences, 140, 57-60. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.01.002

Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., McLarnon, M. E., Flett, G. L., Hewitt, P. L., Saklofske, D. H., & Etherson, M. E. (2018). Why does socially prescribed perfectionism place people at risk for depressive symptoms? A 5-month, 2-wave longitudinal study testing the perfectionism social disconnection model. Personality and Individual Differences, 134, 49-54. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2018.05.04

Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Chen, S., Saklofske, D. H., Mushquash, C., Flett, G. L., & Hewitt, P. L. (2018). The perniciousness of perfectionism: A meta-analytic review of the perfectionism-suicide relationship. Journal of Personality, 86, 522-542. doi:1111/jopy.12333

Smith, M. M., Vidovic, V., Sherry, S. B., Stewart, S. H., & Saklofske, D. H. (2018).Perfectionistic concerns confer risk for anxiety symptoms: A meta-analysis of 11 longitudinal studies. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 31, 4-20. doi:10.1080/10615806.2017.1384466

Bartel, S. J., Sherry, S. B., Smith, M. M., Vidovic, V., Conrod, P. J., & Stewart, S. H. (2018). Is anxiety sensitivity a risk factor for or complication of alcohol misuse? A meta-analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, 135, 258-263. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2018.07.031

Mesarosova, K., Siegling, A. B., Ploffe, R. A., Saklofske, D. H., Smith, M. M., & Tremblay, P. F. (2018). Personality measurement and profile in a European sample of civil airline pilots. European Journal of Psychological Assessment.
doi: 10.1027/1027/1015-5759/a000466

Di Fabio, A., Saklofske, D. H., & Smith, M. M. (2018). Big Three Perfectionism Scale (BTPS): First contribution to the validation of the Italian version. Counseling: Italian Journal of Research and Intervention, 11, 16-19. doi:
10.1405/CS1131802

Austin, E. J., Saklofske, D. H., & Smith, M. M. (2018). Development and validation of two short forms of the Managing the Emotions of Others (MEOS) scale. Frontiers in Psychology: Emotion Science, 18, 1-13. doi:10.3389/2018/00974

Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Mushquash, A. R., Saklofske, D. H., Gautreau, C., & Nealis, L. J. (2017). Perfectionism erodes social self-esteem and generates depressive symptoms: Studying mother-daughter dyads using a daily diary design with longitudinal follow-up. Journal of Research in Personality, 71, 72- 79. doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2017.10.001

Smith, M. M., Sherry, S.B., Gautreau, C.M., Mushquash, A. R., Saklofske, D. H., & Allen, S. L. (2017). The intergenerational transmission of perfectionism: Fathers’ other-oriented perfectionism and daughters’ perceived psychological control predicts daughters’ self-critical and personal standards perfectionism.Personality and Individual Differences, 119, 242-248. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.07.030

Smith, M. M., Saklofske, D. H., Yan, G., & Sherry, S. B. (2017). Does perfectionism predict depression, stress, and life satisfaction after controlling for neuroticism? A study of Canadian and Chinese undergraduates. Journal of Individual Differences, 38, 63-70. doi:10.1027/1614-0001/a000223

Smith, M. M., & Saklofske, D. H. (2017). The structure of multidimensional perfectionism: Support for a bifactor model with a dominant general factor. Journal of Personality Assessment, 99, 297-303. doi:10.1080/00223891.2016.1208209

Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Saklofske, D. H., & Mushquash, A. R. (2017). Clarifying the perfectionism-procrastination relationship using a 7-day, 14 occasion daily diary study. Personality and Individual Differences, 112, 117-123. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.02.059

Smith, M. M., Speth, T., Sherry, S. B., Saklofske, D. H., Stewart, S. H., & Glowacka, M. (2017). Is socially prescribed perfectionism veridical? A new take on the stressfulness of perfectionism. Personality and Individual Differences, 110, 115-118. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.01.031

Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Gautreau, C. M., Stewart, S. H., Saklofske, D. H., & Mushquash, A. R. (2017). Are perfectionistic concerns an antecedent of or a consequence of binge eating, or both? A short-term four-wave longitudinal study of undergraduate women. Eating Behaviour, 26, 23-26. doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2017.01.001

Plouffe, R., Saklofske, D. H., & Smith, M. M. (2017). The Assessment of Sadistic Personality: Preliminary psychometric evidence for a new measure. Personality and Individual Differences, 104, 166-171. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.07.043

Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Chen, S., Saklofske, D. H., Flett, G. L., & Hewitt, P. L. (2016). Perfectionism and narcissism: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Research in Personality, 64, 90-101. doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2016.07.012

Smith, M. M., Saklofske, D. H., Stoeber, J., & Sherry, S. B. (2016). The Big Three Perfectionism Scale: A new measure of perfectionism. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 34, 670-688. doi:10.1177/0734282916651539

Smith, M. M., Sherry, S.B., Rnic, K., Saklofske, D. H., Enns, M. W., & Gralnick, T. (2016). Are perfectionism dimensions vulnerability factors for depressive symptoms after controlling for neuroticism? A meta-analysis of 10 longitudinal studies. European Journal of Personality, 30, 201-212. doi:10.1002/per.2053

Smith, M. M., Saklofske, D. H., Yan, G., & Sherry, S. B. (2016). A person-centered perspective on multidimensional perfectionism in Canadian and Chinese university students: A multigroup latent profile analysis. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 44, 135-151. doi:10.1002/jmcd.12042

Andrei, F., Smith, M. M., Surcinelli, P., Baldaro, B., & Saklofske, D. H. (2016). The trait emotional intelligence questionnaire: Internal structure, criterion and incremental validity in an Italian sample. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 49, 34-45. doi:10.1177/0748175615596786

Smith, M. M., Saklofske, D. H., Yan, G., & Sherry, S. B. (2016). Cultural similarities in perfectionism: Perfectionistic strivings and concerns generalize across Chinese and Canadian groups. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 49, 63-76. doi:10.1177/0748175615596785

Smith, M. M., Saklofske, D. H., Keefer, K. V., & Tremblay, P. F. (2016). Coping strategies and psychological outcomes: The moderating effects of personal resiliency. The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 150, 18- 32. doi:10.1080/00223980.2015.1036828

Saklofske, D. H., Austin, E., Yan, G., & Smith, M. M. (2016). Factor structure and correlates of the Mandarin version of the Managing the Emotions of Others (MEOS) scale. International Journal of Psychology, 51, 72-77. doi:10.1002/ijop.12147

Smith, M. M., Saklofske, D. H., & Yan, G. (2015). Perfectionism, trait emotional intelligence, and psychological outcomes. Personality and Individual Differences, 85, 155-158. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2015.05.010

Smith, M. M., Saklofske, D. H., Yan, G., & Sherry, S. B. (2015). Perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns interact to predict negative emotionality: Support for the tripartite model of perfectionism in Canadian and Chinese university students. Personality and Individual Differences, 81, 141-147. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.09.006

Austin, E. J., Saklofske, D. H., Smith, M. M., & Tohver, G. (2014). Associations of the managing the emotions of others (MEOS) scale with personality, the Dark Triad, and trait EI. Personality and Individual Differences, 65, 8-13. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.01.060

Sherry, S. B., Sherry, D. L., Macneil, M. A., Smith, M. M., MacKinnon, S. P., Stewart, S. H., & Antony, M, M. (2014). Does socially prescribed perfectionism predict daily conflict? A 14-day daily dairy study. Personality and Individual Differences, 61, 24-27. doi:j.paid.2013.12.028

Mackinnon, S. P., Sherry, S. B., Pratt, M. W., & Smith, M. M. (2014). Perfectionism, friendship intimacy and depressive affect in transitioning university students: A longitudinal study using mixed methods. Canadian Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 46, 49-59. doi:10.1037/a0033764

Smith, M. M., Saklofske, D. H., & Nordstokke, D. W. (2014). The link between neuroticism and perfectionistic concerns: The mediating effect of trait emotional intelligence. Personality and Individual Differences, 61, 97-100. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2013.12.013

Sherry, S. B., Nealis, L. J., Macneil M, A., Stewart, S. H., Sherry, D. L., & Smith, M. M. (2013). Informant reports add incrementally to the understanding of the perfectionism-depression connection: Evidence from a prospective longitudinal study. Personality and Individual Differences, 54, 957-960. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2013.01.002

Faculty of Arts Graduate Award ($22,596), UBC, [Accepted] 2020

Social Sciences and Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowship ($81,000) [Declined], 2018

Doctoral Excellence Research Award ($10,000), UWO, [Accepted], 2017

Social Sciences and Humanities Doctoral Scholarship ($100,000), UWO [Accepted], 2015