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Role of motivation in the relation between perfectionism and academic burnout in Korean students

•Self-oriented perfectionism was positively related to intrinsic motivation.•Socially prescribed perfectionism was positively related to extrinsic motivation.•Intrinsic motivation was negatively related to academic burnout.•Extrinsic motivation was positively related to academic burnout. The purpose...

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Published in:Personality and individual differences 2015-08, Vol.82, p.221-226
Main Authors: Chang, Eunbi, Lee, Ahram, Byeon, Eunji, Lee, Sang Min
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Language:English
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Summary:•Self-oriented perfectionism was positively related to intrinsic motivation.•Socially prescribed perfectionism was positively related to extrinsic motivation.•Intrinsic motivation was negatively related to academic burnout.•Extrinsic motivation was positively related to academic burnout. The purpose of this research is to investigate the relations among perfectionistic traits, motivation types, and academic burnout in Korean adolescents. A total of 283 students responded to the survey. The results indicated that there are significant mediation effects of motivation variables on the relation between perfectionistic traits and academic burnout symptoms. Specifically, intrinsic motivation partially mediated the relation between self-oriented perfectionism and burnout. That is, self-oriented perfectionism was positively related to greater levels of intrinsic motivation, and in turn, greater intrinsic motivation was negatively related to academic burnout. Meanwhile, extrinsic motivation fully mediated the relation between socially prescribed perfectionism and burnout. In other words, socially prescribed perfectionism was positively related to greater levels of extrinsic motivation, and in turn, greater extrinsic motivation was positively related to academic burnout. Practical implications for educators are discussed.
ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2015.03.027