Dimensions of Perfectionism and Levels of Attributions for Grades: Relations with Dysphoria\011and Academic Performance

Perfectionism and burnout in junior elite soccer players: The mediating influence of unconditional self-acceptance

“…Such social reinforcement may appease personal fears associated with a lack of self-acceptance and lead to feelings of personal satisfaction with self. Another possibility is that, given that the current sample comprised highly able athletes, who may well have a personal history of success, the positive effects resulting from this achievement pattern may have moderated any potentially debilitating consequences of the disposition (Blankstein & Winkworth, 2004).…”

Perfectionism and Performance

“…Both studies investigated academic performance, as indicated by GPA. In one study (Blankstein & Winkworth, 2004), perfectionistic strivings predicted GPA only in men, but not in women. In the other study (Kawamura et al, 2002), perfectionistic strivings showed a significantly higher positive correlation with GPA in females than in males.…”

“…Regarding the studies on perfectionism and academic performance, the overwhelming majority shows that perfectionistic strivings are positively associated with academic performance: students with higher levels of perfectionistic strivings show higher exam performance, higher individual grades, and a higher GPA than students with lower levels of perfectionistic strivings (Accordino, Accordino, & Slaney, 2000;Bieling, Israeli, Smith, & Antony, 2003;Blankstein, Dunkley, & Wilson, 2008;Blankstein & Winkworth, 2004;Brown et al, 1999;Castro & Rice, 2003;Enns, Cox, Sareen, & Freeman, 2001;Grzegorek, Slaney, Franze, & Rice, 2004;Kawamura, Frost, & Harmatz, 2002;Leenaars & Lester, 2006;Nounopoulos, Ashby, & Gilman, 2006;Rice & Ashby, 2007;Sevlever & Rice, 2010;Stoeber & Eismann, 2007;Stoeber & Rambow, 2007;Vandiver & Worrell, 2002;Verner-Filion & Gaudreau, 2010;Witcher, Alexander, Onwuegbuzie, Collins, & Witcher, 2007). In contrast, the relationship of perfectionistic concerns with academic performance is less clear.…”

The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds

“…85,86 Despite grade inflation over the last decades, many teachers report increased stress in students when they achieve less-than-perfect scores. [87][88][89] This competitive era may be producing a minority of young people so intensely worried about the appearance of high achievement that they will forsake core values such as fairness and honesty for the sake of acquiring good grades.…”