Maladaptive Perfectionism and Psychological Distress: The Mediating Role of Resilience and Trait Emotional Intelligence

Sheppard, Lily; Hicks, Richard E.

doi:10.5539/ijps.v9n4p65

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“…It should be considered, though, that requests for increased preparation and exemplars of interviews may, in fact, be indicative of perfectionism and the associated anxiety around performance. University students in competitive programs, such as psychology, are well recognised as experiencing levels of perfectionism that can impair learning (Christman, ; Rozental et al, ; Sheppard & Hicks, )—this need for perfectionism must be considered in scaffolding and supporting students in what are to them, novel, and thus potentially anxiety‐provoking learning environments.…”

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Objective Structured Clinical Examinations with simulated patients in postgraduate psychology training: Student perceptions

Roberts

Oxlad

Dorstyn

et al. 2020

Australian Psychologist

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Objective Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) involving simulated patients (SPs) are being incorporated into professional psychology training to teach and assess competencies. However, students' perceptions of SP use in their education are mixed. Moreover, there are limited reports of student perceptions of OSCEs in psychology beyond quantitative measures. This is the first report of extensive use of feedback in an OSCE in psychology. We report a content analysis of the reflection task completed by all students, focusing on student perceptions of aspects of the OSCEs that impacted their learning. Methods Postgraduate psychology students' (n = 18) descriptions of OSCEs were content analysed, with 11 themes reported. Results Findings support the use of multiple sources of feedback to assess student competencies and support students' learning. In particular, verbal feedback from SPs and educators in addition to the use of recording and marking technology and opportunity to engage with an academic mentor when undertaking OSCEs were highlighted as important learning strategies. Conclusions Overall, SPs were perceived as useful and valuable in preparing students for clinical fieldwork. Incorporating OSCEs into postgraduate training, both to assess competencies but also to support student learning, was perceived positively by students.

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Objective Structured Clinical Examinations with simulated patients in postgraduate psychology training: Student perceptions

Roberts

Oxlad

Dorstyn

et al. 2020

Australian Psychologist

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“…These observations may have been statistically significant with a larger sample size. Avoidance coping can contribute to anxiety and depression ( Tan-Kristanto and Kiropoulos, 2015 ), and perfectionist tendencies are associated with high levels of psychological distress ( Sheppard and Hicks, 2017 ). On the other hand, a detached coping style positively correlates with optimism and resilience ( Gupta et al, 2019 ).…”

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The challenge of change: Resilience traits in Women’s Dermatological Society Forum participants by generation

Ludwig

Geisler

Fernandez

et al. 2020

International Journal of Women's Dermatology

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Background Physician burnout is a common problem that can have negative ramifications for both physicians and patients. Lack of effective coping mechanisms decreases resilience, which can lead to burnout, and women may be particularly vulnerable. Objective We aimed to evaluate resilience by generation among professionals in dermatology. We hope to gain a better understanding of the plasticity of resilience traits to identify modifiable resilience components. Methods Attendees of the 2020 Women’s Dermatological Society Forum were asked to complete an 80-item questionnaire evaluating eight characteristics of resilience. Each participant received scores electronically, and attendees were invited to anonymously submit scores, job category (physician or industry), and birth year and/or generation category. Participants who provided scores and were part of the millennial generation (born 1980–1994; ages 26–40 years at the time of survey completion), Generation X (born 1965–1979; ages 41–55 years), or baby boomer generation (born 1944–1964; ages 56–76 years) were included. Results Of the 67 participants meeting the inclusion criteria, 96.7% were women and 3.3% were men, 69.4% were physicians and 30.6% were industry representatives. Millennials accounted for 43.3%, Generation X for 35.8%, and baby boomers for 20.9% of the study participants. There was a significant difference among the three generations for mean scores on rumination ( p = .0071) and flexibility ( p = .0005), with scores becoming more ideal for older generations. There was no significant difference among generations for other resilience or burnout indicators, including emotional inhibition, toxic achieving, avoidance coping, perfect control, detached coping, and sensitivity. Conclusion Resilience traits such as rumination and flexibility differed by generation, with the most favorable scores occurring in the oldest cohort, suggesting that some resilience traits may be malleable and improve with age or be inherently affected by environment during development. Health care professionals may benefit from engaging in activities that enhance malleable resilience traits and improve the ability to manage work-related stressors.

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“…Moreover, getting involved in some source of income could hamper with their studies, leading to under-preparation and Phobia during exams. In fact, a study on university students by Smith et al identified financial condition as a significant factor contributing to increased rates of dropouts among the mentioned population [27].…”

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“…Attending classes regularly could mean a greater understanding and knowledge of the subject, and thereby eliminating any fear associated with it or examinations. Sheppard and Hicks in their study showed that maladaptive perfectionism has been identified as a mutual characteristic among students that leads to identified situations such as depression and anxiety [28].…”

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Exam Anxiety among Medical Students in Dhaka City and Its Associated Factors-A Cross-sectional Study

Bonna

Sarwar²,

Nasrullah

et al. 2022

AJMAH

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Exam anxiety can be term as a mental disorder found in most students. It is a kind of fear and scaredness for which students choose to avoid the feared situations such as exams. A little bit of anxiety is common before and during the examination. Still, it can negatively impact their mental health and academic performances when it is more than the threshold level. The reasons might be expectations and pressure from parents and for competition with other peers. A cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students of Dhaka City in Bangladesh to see the status of examination phobia as they were usually going through lots of exam pressure than any other students. A structured questionnaire was used to conduct this study. WATS (West Side Test Anxiety Scale) was incorporated into the questionnaire to assess the phobia and anxiety levels of the students. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were performed for intensive analysis. Medical students must go through several different kinds of exams such as oral examination (viva), written, objective structured practical examination (OSPE), practical, short case, long case; all these things together play a contributing role in the induction of anxiety. More than 30% of students were suffering from moderate to severe examination anxiety, which compelled them to dropout or avoid the potential exams. The findings of this research can contribute significant impact on public health and mental health studies and the mental health professionals can provide policy guideline to the medical student to reduce exam anxiety. Further study needs to be done on a large scale to see a broad-spectrum scenario to assess the severity level of test anxiety and mental health status in the in the COVID-19 pandemic changing situation.

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Maladaptive Perfectionism and Psychological Distress: The Mediating Role of Resilience and Trait Emotional Intelligence

Cited by 11 publications

References 34 publications

Objective Structured Clinical Examinations with simulated patients in postgraduate psychology training: Student perceptions

Objective Structured Clinical Examinations with simulated patients in postgraduate psychology training: Student perceptions

The challenge of change: Resilience traits in Women’s Dermatological Society Forum participants by generation

Exam Anxiety among Medical Students in Dhaka City and Its Associated Factors-A Cross-sectional Study

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