Dr Marianne Etherson

  • Research Associate (Mental Health & Wellbeing)

Biography

Marianne Etherson, Ph.D. is a Research Associate in the School of Health and Wellbeing. Her research interests include examining the relationship between perfectionism and mental health outcomes. Marianne also specializes in suicide prevention research and is a member of the Suicide Behaviour Research Laboratory led by Professor Rory O'Connor. Within her role, Marianne works on the Digital Youth programme, is a project supervisor to postgraduate students of the Global Mental Health MSc programme, and works within the Academic Advisory Group to the National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group of the Scottish Government.

Marianne obtained her PhD in Personality and Social Psychology in 2023 from York St John University. Her PhD focused on understanding why perfectionism contributes to mental health outcomes (i.e., depressive symptoms and suicide ideation). Prior to this Marianne completed a Masters of Research Degree in Health and Wellbeing in 2017 and an undergraduate degree in Sport and Exercise Science in 2016 both from the University of Bath. Marianne has a particular interest in communicating research for lay audiences and is currently a blogger for Psychology Today.

Research interests

  • Perfectionism
  • Mental health
  • Suicide prevention
  • Interpersonal relationships
  • Social media
  • Body image
  • Young people

Publications

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Number of items: 31.

2025

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Rizeq, Jala ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3915-5846 and O'Connor, Rory ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3650-4994 (2025) Perfectionism, Feelings of Not Mattering, and Suicidal Ideation: a Test of the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model of Suicidal Behaviour. 33rd World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention, Vienna, Austria, 10-13 June 2025.

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Hill, Andrew P., Grugan, Michael C., Madigan, Daniel J. and Smith, Martin M. (2025) Development and validation of the Perfectionism Literacy Questionnaire. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 43(3), pp. 273-295. (doi: 10.1177/07342829241313089)

Bourgaize, J. et al. (2025) Debate: What guidance is needed by academics who collaborate with digital companies to improve youth mental health? Child and Adolescent Mental Health, (doi: 10.1111/camh.12779) (PMID:40261088) (Early Online Publication)

Wyllie, Jessica M., Robb, Kathryn A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1672-0411, Sandford, David, Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Belkadi, Nadia and O'Connor, Rory C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3650-4994 (2025) Suicide-related stigma and its relationship with help-seeking, mental health, suicidality and grief: a scoping review. BJPsych Open, 11(2), e60. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.857) (PMID:40116563)

2024

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Smith, Martin M., Hill, Andrew P., Sherry, Simon B., Curran, Thomas, Flett, Gordon L. and Hewitt, Paul L. (2024) Perfectionism, feelings of not mattering, and suicide ideation: an integrated test of the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model and the Existential Model of Perfectionism. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 42(6), pp. 725-742. (doi: 10.1177/07342829241237421)

Etherson, M. E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Rizeq, J. and O’Connor, R. C. (2024) Perfectionism, Social Factors, and Suicide Ideation: A test of the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model of Suicidal Behaviour. 20th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour (ESSSB20), Rome, Italy, 28-31 Aug 2024.

Etherson, M. E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Rizeq, J. and O’Connor, J. C. (2024) Perfectionism, Social Factors, and Suicide Ideation: A test of the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model of Suicidal Behaviour. Perfectionism Network Meeting 2024, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 09-10 Jul 2024.

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 and Perryman, Craig (2024) Understanding Perfectionism with Dr Marianne Etherson. [Audio]

Etherson, M. E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Platt, S., Belkadi, N. and O'Connor, R. C. (2024) A Rapid Review of Policy Interventions Addressing Social Determinants of Suicide. Whole Government & Society Approach Workshop, Edinburgh, UK, 27th March 2024.

Etherson, M.E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Belkadi, N., Platt, S. and O'Connor, R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3650-4994 (2024) Policy interventions to address social determinants of suicide: a scoping review. Project Report. Scottish Government's National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group.

2023

Etherson, M. E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Lee, S., Jawahar, N., Ward, J., Steward, I., Loney, K. J., Townsend, E., Auer, D. and O’Connor, R. C. (2023) Risk and Protective Factors That Distinguish Young People Who Have Thoughts of Self-Harm or Suicide from Those Who Act On Them: A Systematic Review. International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) 32nd World Congress, Piran, Slovenia, 19-23 Sep 2024.

Donachie, T., Hill, Andrew P. and Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (2023) Perfectionism cognitions in sport, dance, and exercise. In: Hill, Andrew P. (ed.) The Psychology of Perfectionism in Sport, Dance, and Exercise, 2nd edition. Routledge. ISBN 9781032263786

Charura, Divine, Hill, Andrew P. and Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (2023) COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, medical mistrust, and mattering in ethnically diverse communities. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 10(3), pp. 1518-1525. (doi: 10.1007/s40615-022-01337-z) (PMID:35641735) (PMCID:PMC9154033)

2022

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 and Pratt, Verity (2022) Why Perfectionism May Lead to Disordered Eating. [Website]

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Smith, Martin M., Hill, Andrew P., Sherry, Simon B., Curran, Thomas, Flett, Gordon L. and Hewitt, Paul L. (2022) Perfectionism, mattering, depressive symptoms, and suicide ideation in students: A test of the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model. Personality and Individual Differences, 191, 111559. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2022.111559)

Mcclelland, Heather ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2818-5230, Loney, Krystyna, Etherson, Marianne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 and Platt, Steve (2022) Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Suicidal and Self-injurious Behaviours in the Scottish Population. Documentation. Unpublished. (Unpublished)

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 and Catanach, Russ (2022) Perfectionism. [Audio]

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Curran, Thomas, Smith, Martin M., Sherry, Simon B. and Hill, Andrew P. (2022) Perfectionism as a vulnerability following appearance-focussed social comparison: a multi-wave study with female adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences, 186, 111355. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.111355)

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Smith, Martin M., Hill, Andrew P. and Flett, Gordon L. (2022) Feelings of not mattering and depressive symptoms from a temporal perspective: a comparison of the cross-lagged panel model and random-intercept cross-lagged panel model. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 40(1), pp. 60-76. (doi: 10.1177/07342829211049686)

2021

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 and Curran, Thomas (2021) Do perfectionist tendencies in teenage girls make social media more harmful? [Website]

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 and Curran, Thomas (2021) Social media: teenage girls with perfectionist tendencies need to take extra care – here’s how. Conversation,

Etherson, Marianne E, ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (2021) Why Your Perfectionism May Be Making You Socially Anxious. [Website]

Grugan, Michael C., Hill, Andrew P., Madigan, Daniel J., Donachie, Tracy C., Olsson, Luke F. and Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (2021) Perfectionism in academically gifted students: a systematic review. Educational Psychology Review, 33, pp. 1631-1673. (doi: 10.1007/S10648-021-09597-7)

2020

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (2020) If I Am Perfect Will I Matter? [Website]

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (2020) Socially Disconnected? Your Perfectionism May Be the Problem. [Website]

Etherson, M.E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Smith, M.M. and Hill, A.P. (2020) Perfectionism, depressive symptoms and suicide ideation. Personality and Individual Differences, 157, p. 14. 109684. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2019.109684)

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (2020) Portraying a False Self: Perfectionism and Inauthenticity. [Website]

2019

Etherson, M. E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Smith, M. M., Hill, A. P. and Sherry, S. B. (2019) Perfectionism, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicide Ideation: A Test of the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model. International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID) 2019, Florence, Italy, 29 Jul - 02 Aug 2019.

Smith, Martin M., Sherry, Simon B., Glowacka, Maria, Speth, Tamara A., Stewart, Sherry H., Saklofske, Donald H. and Etherson, Marianne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (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, pp. 328-332. (doi: 10.1016/J.PAID.2018.09.023)

2018

Smith, Martin M., Sherry, Simon B., McLarnon, Megan E., Flett, Gordon L., Hewitt, Paul L., Saklofske, Donald H. and Etherson, Marianne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (2018) Why does socially prescribed perfectionism place people at risk for depression? A five-month, two-wave longitudinal study of the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model. Personality and Individual Differences, 134, pp. 49-54. (doi: 10.1016/J.PAID.2018.05.040)

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 and Smith, Martin M. (2018) How perfectionism can lead to depression in students. Conversation,

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Number of items: 31.

Articles

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Hill, Andrew P., Grugan, Michael C., Madigan, Daniel J. and Smith, Martin M. (2025) Development and validation of the Perfectionism Literacy Questionnaire. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 43(3), pp. 273-295. (doi: 10.1177/07342829241313089)

Bourgaize, J. et al. (2025) Debate: What guidance is needed by academics who collaborate with digital companies to improve youth mental health? Child and Adolescent Mental Health, (doi: 10.1111/camh.12779) (PMID:40261088) (Early Online Publication)

Wyllie, Jessica M., Robb, Kathryn A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1672-0411, Sandford, David, Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Belkadi, Nadia and O'Connor, Rory C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3650-4994 (2025) Suicide-related stigma and its relationship with help-seeking, mental health, suicidality and grief: a scoping review. BJPsych Open, 11(2), e60. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.857) (PMID:40116563)

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Smith, Martin M., Hill, Andrew P., Sherry, Simon B., Curran, Thomas, Flett, Gordon L. and Hewitt, Paul L. (2024) Perfectionism, feelings of not mattering, and suicide ideation: an integrated test of the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model and the Existential Model of Perfectionism. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 42(6), pp. 725-742. (doi: 10.1177/07342829241237421)

Charura, Divine, Hill, Andrew P. and Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (2023) COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, medical mistrust, and mattering in ethnically diverse communities. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 10(3), pp. 1518-1525. (doi: 10.1007/s40615-022-01337-z) (PMID:35641735) (PMCID:PMC9154033)

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Smith, Martin M., Hill, Andrew P., Sherry, Simon B., Curran, Thomas, Flett, Gordon L. and Hewitt, Paul L. (2022) Perfectionism, mattering, depressive symptoms, and suicide ideation in students: A test of the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model. Personality and Individual Differences, 191, 111559. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2022.111559)

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Curran, Thomas, Smith, Martin M., Sherry, Simon B. and Hill, Andrew P. (2022) Perfectionism as a vulnerability following appearance-focussed social comparison: a multi-wave study with female adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences, 186, 111355. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.111355)

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Smith, Martin M., Hill, Andrew P. and Flett, Gordon L. (2022) Feelings of not mattering and depressive symptoms from a temporal perspective: a comparison of the cross-lagged panel model and random-intercept cross-lagged panel model. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 40(1), pp. 60-76. (doi: 10.1177/07342829211049686)

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 and Curran, Thomas (2021) Social media: teenage girls with perfectionist tendencies need to take extra care – here’s how. Conversation,

Grugan, Michael C., Hill, Andrew P., Madigan, Daniel J., Donachie, Tracy C., Olsson, Luke F. and Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (2021) Perfectionism in academically gifted students: a systematic review. Educational Psychology Review, 33, pp. 1631-1673. (doi: 10.1007/S10648-021-09597-7)

Etherson, M.E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Smith, M.M. and Hill, A.P. (2020) Perfectionism, depressive symptoms and suicide ideation. Personality and Individual Differences, 157, p. 14. 109684. (doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2019.109684)

Smith, Martin M., Sherry, Simon B., Glowacka, Maria, Speth, Tamara A., Stewart, Sherry H., Saklofske, Donald H. and Etherson, Marianne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (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, pp. 328-332. (doi: 10.1016/J.PAID.2018.09.023)

Smith, Martin M., Sherry, Simon B., McLarnon, Megan E., Flett, Gordon L., Hewitt, Paul L., Saklofske, Donald H. and Etherson, Marianne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (2018) Why does socially prescribed perfectionism place people at risk for depression? A five-month, two-wave longitudinal study of the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model. Personality and Individual Differences, 134, pp. 49-54. (doi: 10.1016/J.PAID.2018.05.040)

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 and Smith, Martin M. (2018) How perfectionism can lead to depression in students. Conversation,

Book Sections

Donachie, T., Hill, Andrew P. and Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (2023) Perfectionism cognitions in sport, dance, and exercise. In: Hill, Andrew P. (ed.) The Psychology of Perfectionism in Sport, Dance, and Exercise, 2nd edition. Routledge. ISBN 9781032263786

Research Reports or Papers

Etherson, M.E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Belkadi, N., Platt, S. and O'Connor, R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3650-4994 (2024) Policy interventions to address social determinants of suicide: a scoping review. Project Report. Scottish Government's National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group.

Mcclelland, Heather ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2818-5230, Loney, Krystyna, Etherson, Marianne ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 and Platt, Steve (2022) Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Suicidal and Self-injurious Behaviours in the Scottish Population. Documentation. Unpublished. (Unpublished)

Conference or Workshop Item

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Rizeq, Jala ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3915-5846 and O'Connor, Rory ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3650-4994 (2025) Perfectionism, Feelings of Not Mattering, and Suicidal Ideation: a Test of the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model of Suicidal Behaviour. 33rd World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention, Vienna, Austria, 10-13 June 2025.

Etherson, M. E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Rizeq, J. and O’Connor, R. C. (2024) Perfectionism, Social Factors, and Suicide Ideation: A test of the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model of Suicidal Behaviour. 20th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour (ESSSB20), Rome, Italy, 28-31 Aug 2024.

Etherson, M. E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Rizeq, J. and O’Connor, J. C. (2024) Perfectionism, Social Factors, and Suicide Ideation: A test of the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model of Suicidal Behaviour. Perfectionism Network Meeting 2024, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 09-10 Jul 2024.

Etherson, M. E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Platt, S., Belkadi, N. and O'Connor, R. C. (2024) A Rapid Review of Policy Interventions Addressing Social Determinants of Suicide. Whole Government & Society Approach Workshop, Edinburgh, UK, 27th March 2024.

Etherson, M. E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Lee, S., Jawahar, N., Ward, J., Steward, I., Loney, K. J., Townsend, E., Auer, D. and O’Connor, R. C. (2023) Risk and Protective Factors That Distinguish Young People Who Have Thoughts of Self-Harm or Suicide from Those Who Act On Them: A Systematic Review. International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) 32nd World Congress, Piran, Slovenia, 19-23 Sep 2024.

Etherson, M. E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324, Smith, M. M., Hill, A. P. and Sherry, S. B. (2019) Perfectionism, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicide Ideation: A Test of the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model. International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID) 2019, Florence, Italy, 29 Jul - 02 Aug 2019.

Audio

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 and Perryman, Craig (2024) Understanding Perfectionism with Dr Marianne Etherson. [Audio]

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 and Catanach, Russ (2022) Perfectionism. [Audio]

Website

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 and Pratt, Verity (2022) Why Perfectionism May Lead to Disordered Eating. [Website]

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 and Curran, Thomas (2021) Do perfectionist tendencies in teenage girls make social media more harmful? [Website]

Etherson, Marianne E, ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (2021) Why Your Perfectionism May Be Making You Socially Anxious. [Website]

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (2020) If I Am Perfect Will I Matter? [Website]

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (2020) Socially Disconnected? Your Perfectionism May Be the Problem. [Website]

Etherson, Marianne E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-2324 (2020) Portraying a False Self: Perfectionism and Inauthenticity. [Website]

This list was generated on Fri Jul 4 19:30:45 2025 BST.

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