Affect Across the Year: How Perfectionism Influences the Pattern of University Students' Affect Across the Calendar Year

Milyavskaya, Marina; Harvey, Brenda; Koestner, Richard; Powers, Theodore A.; Rosenbaum, J G; Ianakieva, Iana; Prior, Alexandra

doi:10.1521/jscp.2014.33.2.124

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“…In the past, this combination of subscales from the MPS and DEQ has been used to evaluate self‐criticism and self‐oriented perfectionism of university students (Harvey, Milyavskaya, Saffran, Hope, Powers, and Koestner, ; Milyavskaya et al, ; Powers, Koestner, Zuroff, Milyavskaya, & Gorin, ).…”

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Keeping Up with the Joneses: Friends’ Perfectionism and Students’ Orientation Toward Extrinsic Aspirations

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Kasser and Ryan (1993,1996) have contrasted two types of life values: intrinsic aspirations, which include community contribution, building close relationships, and self-growth, and extrinsic aspirations, which include fame, wealth, and physical beauty. Prioritization of extrinsic relative to intrinsic aspirations has been related cross-sectionally to decreased well-being (Kasser, 2002). However, the influence of close others in the etiology of young adults' prioritization of extrinsic aspirations, and the prospective effects of aspirations on well-being, are not well understood. In a multiple-informant prospective study of 341 university students (mean age = 19.4; 64% Caucasian; 74% female), we examined the influence of friends' and family members' perfectionism on participants' aspirations, and the outcomes of prioritization of extrinsic aspirations. Having friends high in other-oriented perfectionism was significantly positively related to prioritization of extrinsic over intrinsic aspirations. Furthermore, living with friends amplified the effect. Last, prioritization of extrinsic aspirations at T1 was related to decreased subjective well-being and self-concordance for goals 3 months later. The study provides preliminary evidence for a relationship between friends' other-oriented perfectionism and students' orientation toward extrinsic aspirations, as well as negative prospective consequences of students' orientation to extrinsic aspirations.

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Keeping Up with the Joneses: Friends’ Perfectionism and Students’ Orientation Toward Extrinsic Aspirations

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Holding

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“…Currently, there appears to be a consensus in the literature to define perfectionism in terms of personal standards and self-critical perfectionism Dunkley et al, 2012;Milyavskaya et al, 2014;Sanislow, et al, 2006;Stoeber & Otto, 2006;Stoeber, 2018). Factor analyses of multiple perfectionism measures consistently provide evidence that two distinct factors define perfectionism, and these measures coincide highly with the terms defined by personal standards and self-critical perfectionism (Blankstien & Dunkley, 2002;Frost et al, 1993).…”

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“…Personal standards perfectionism is also related to positive outcomes such as hope for success, motivation in school, and school achievement (Stoeber & Rambow, 2007). A longitudinal study found that across the school year students higher in personal standards perfectionism consistently reported more positive affect compared to those higher in self-critical perfectionism (Milyavskaya et al, 2014). Additionally, individuals higher in personal standards perfectionism were able to recover during breaks and experience more positive affect during those off periods, whereas self-critical perfectionists did not rebound from negative affectivity during those off times (Milyavskaya et al, 2014).…”

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“…A longitudinal study found that across the school year students higher in personal standards perfectionism consistently reported more positive affect compared to those higher in self-critical perfectionism (Milyavskaya et al, 2014). Additionally, individuals higher in personal standards perfectionism were able to recover during breaks and experience more positive affect during those off periods, whereas self-critical perfectionists did not rebound from negative affectivity during those off times (Milyavskaya et al, 2014). However, that study examined affect as a measure of well-being and not mental health directly, so the influence of personal standards perfectionism on mental health is still in question.…”

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“…Examining how perfectionism influences the trajectory of change of stress in the transition to university may give some incite into how detrimental this trait could be for students. Few studies have explored whether personal standards and self-critical perfectionism differentially influence stress across the school year (Milyavskaya et al, 2014).…”

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The Differential Influence of Personal Standards and Self-Critical Perfectionism on Mental Health in Students Transitioning to University: A Longitudinal Analysis with Latent Growth Curve Trajectories

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The transition to university can be a stressful time for emerging adults. Perfectionism is a prevalent trait in university populations and has been associated with increased likelihood of mental health problems. A year-long longitudinal study was conducted to examine whether perfectionism negatively influenced mental health in students transitioning to university.Students (N=656) were recruited prior to university and followed up with at three time-points throughout the year (October, January, April). At each time-point participants completed surveys on perfectionism, depression, anxiety, physical symptoms and stress. Using latent growth curve analyses, self-critical perfectionism was found to predispose students to experience more stress, depression, physical symptoms and anxiety before beginning university and consequently throughout the school year. Contrary to our predictions, students higher in self-critical perfectionism reported stable (but not increased) stress and anxiety during the transition to university. Conversely, personal standards perfectionism was found to be related to decreased mental health scores at baseline. Self-critical perfectionism is a factor which predicts poor mental health adjustment in students transitioning to university.

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Affect Across the Year: How Perfectionism Influences the Pattern of University Students' Affect Across the Calendar Year

Cited by 23 publications

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Keeping Up with the Joneses: Friends’ Perfectionism and Students’ Orientation Toward Extrinsic Aspirations

Keeping Up with the Joneses: Friends’ Perfectionism and Students’ Orientation Toward Extrinsic Aspirations

The Differential Influence of Personal Standards and Self-Critical Perfectionism on Mental Health in Students Transitioning to University: A Longitudinal Analysis with Latent Growth Curve Trajectories

Affect variation across days of the week: influences of perfectionism and academic motivation

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