The relationship between psychology students’ levels of perfectionism and achievement in a graduate-level research methodology course

Witcher, Lisa A.; Alexander, Elizabeth; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.; Collins, Kathleen M. T.; Witcher, Ann E.

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2007.04.016

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“…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.…”

Section: Academic Performance [H2]mentioning

confidence: 99%

Perfectionism and Performance

Stoeber

2012

The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Performance Psychology

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Perfectionism is a personality disposition related to individual differences in performance in sport, school, and other areas of life where performance, tests, and competition play a major role. This chapter discusses the importance of differentiating two main dimensions of perfectionismperfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns-when examining the relationships between perfectionism and performance in sport, academics, music competitions, aptitude tests, and laboratory tasks. The chapter presents studies showing that perfectionistic strivings are positively associated with performance and predict higher performance beyond people's general aptitude and previous performance level. In contrast, the studies do not show that perfectionistic concerns are consistently negatively associated with performance. To conclude the chapter, implications for applied psychology are discussed as are open questions for future research regarding issues such as the development of perfectionism, performance and efficiency, and gender differences.

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Section: Academic Performance [H2]mentioning

confidence: 99%

Perfectionism and Performance

Stoeber

2012

The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Performance Psychology

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“…Self-oriented perfectionism, in comparison, is a more ambivalent form of perfectionism (Enns & Cox, 2002). While selforiented perfectionism too has shown positive correlations with indicators of psychological maladjustment (Hewitt & Flett, 2004), it also has shown significant positive correlations with indicators of good psychological adjustment such as positive affect, goal progress, and academic achievement (e.g., Molnar, Reker, Culp, Sadava, & DeCourville, 2006;Powers, Koestner, & Topciu, 2005;Witcher, Alexander, Onwuegbuzie, Collins, & Witcher, 2007).…”

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Perfectionism and the Big Five: Conscientiousness predicts longitudinal increases in self-oriented perfectionism

Stoeber

Otto

Dalbert

2009

Personality and Individual Differences

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Findings from cross-sectional studies on the relationship between perfectionism and the Big Five personality traits demonstrate that conscientiousness shows significant positive correlations with self-oriented perfectionism, and neuroticism with socially prescribed perfectionism. The question is whether conscientiousness and neuroticism also predict longitudinal changes in self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism. A sample of 214 adolescents aged 14-19 years completed measures of the Big Five and perfectionism twice over a period of 5 to 8 months. As was expected, conscientiousness predicted longitudinal increases in self-oriented perfectionism. Neuroticism, however, did not predict any longitudinal increases in perfectionism-neither in self-oriented nor in socially prescribed perfectionism.

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“…SOP, which is mainly an internal form of perfectionism, has been associated with conscientiousness, self-esteem, and academic motivation (Hewitt & Flett, 2004;Miquelon, Vallerand, Grouzet, & Cardinal, 2005;Molnar, Reker, Culp, Sadava, & DeCourville, 2006). Recent studies have shown that perfectionists had higher academic achievement, life satisfaction, and pride than their nonperfectionist peers (Must, 2008;Stoeber, Harris, & Moon, 2007;Witcher, Alexander, Onwuebuzie, Collins, & Witcher, 2007). …”

Section: Perfectionism Resulting In Achievementmentioning

confidence: 99%