This is Ask an Expert where every weekday at 9:20am on KCBS we're giving you direct access to top experts in various fields.
College students are feeling more pressure to be perfect than they did a generation ago. It's a trend that pre-dates the social media era and experts are now calling perfectionism a public health risk that could lead to depression and anxiety.
For a closer look, KCBS' Steve Scott spoke with Thomas Curran, Professor of psychology at the London School of Economics and the author of "The Perfection Trap."


May 29, 2026









