Understanding the link between perfectionism and adjustment in college students: Examining the role of maximizing

The present study examined the relations between perfectionism, maximizing, and psychosocial adjustment in a sample of 331 college students. Consistent with past research, perfectionism was found to be associated with adjustment (viz., life satisfaction, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, &...

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Published in:Personality and individual differences 2011-05, Vol.50 (7), p.1074-1078
Main Authors: Chang, Edward C., Lin, Natalie J., Herringshaw, Abbey J., Sanna, Lawrence J., Fabian, Cathryn G., Perera, Marisa J., Marchenko, Victoria V.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adjustment
Motivation
Perfectionism
Personality
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Summary:The present study examined the relations between perfectionism, maximizing, and psychosocial adjustment in a sample of 331 college students. Consistent with past research, perfectionism was found to be associated with adjustment (viz., life satisfaction, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, & low personal accomplishment). Results of regression analyses indicated that even after controlling for maximizing, perfectionism continued to account for a significant amount of additional unique variance in each adjustment measure. Implications of the present findings for future research are discussed.
ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2011.01.027