The evolution of perfectionistic concerns and strivings in the proximity of exams: Evidence from a short-term longitudinal study

Q4 Psychology
S. Burcaș, R. Crețu
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To date, little is known about the short-term dynamics of perfectionism in undergraduate students, especially in certain potentially activating contexts, such as the proximity of the exam session. The aim of the present study was to address this methodological limitation and literature gap by conducting a latent growth curve model analysis of students’ perfectionistic concerns and strivings in the proximity of exams, to detect and explain the potential heterogeneity in their growth trajectories. The study sample consisted of 242 undergraduate students who participated at four-time points (228 at T0, 171 at T1, 225 at T2, and 146 at T3), spaced four weeks apart, between the beginning of the first academic semester and the beginning of the exam session. The results showed that while perfectionistic concerns displayed a significant overall growth trajectory during this period of time, perfectionistic strivings were rather stable personality traits, less dependent on contextual factors. Regarding the individual differences in perfectionism dimensions, the findings showed that there was a significant inter-individual variability around both the initial level and the overall growth trajectory of perfectionistic concerns. However, only the perceived teachers' expectations explained significantly part of the variations around the initial level of perfectionistic concerns.
在临近考试时,完美主义关注和努力的演变:来自短期纵向研究的证据
到目前为止,我们对大学生完美主义的短期动态知之甚少,特别是在某些潜在的激活环境中,比如临近考试。本研究的目的是通过对学生在考试临近时的完美主义关注和努力进行潜在增长曲线模型分析,以解决这种方法上的局限性和文献空白,以发现和解释他们成长轨迹中的潜在异质性。研究样本由242名本科生组成,他们在四个时间点(T0 228人,T1 171人,T2 225人,T3 146人)参加,间隔四周,从第一学期开始到考试开始。结果显示,在这段时间里,完美主义的关注表现出了显著的整体增长轨迹,而完美主义的努力则是一种相当稳定的人格特征,对环境因素的依赖程度较低。关于完美主义维度的个体差异,研究结果表明,在完美主义关注的初始水平和整体增长轨迹上,个体之间存在显著的差异。然而,只有感知到的老师的期望解释了围绕完美主义关注的初始水平的变化的显著部分。
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Cognition, Brain, Behavior. An Interdisciplinary Journal
Cognition, Brain, Behavior. An Interdisciplinary Journal Psychology-Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
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期刊介绍: Cognition, Brain, Behavior. An Interdisciplinary Journal publishes contributions from all areas of cognitive science, focusing on disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to information processing and behavior analysis. We encourage contributions from the following domains: psychology, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, linguistics, ethology, anthropology and philosophy of mind. The journal covers empirical studies and theoretical reviews that expand our understanding of cognitive, neural, and behavioral mechanisms. Both fundamental and applied studies are welcomed. On occasions, special issues will be covering particular themes, under the editorship of invited experts.
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