Meeting High Standards: The Effect of Perfectionism on Task Performance, Self-Esteem, and Self-Efficacy in College Students

Brandy M. Chufar; Terry F. Pettijohn II

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Meeting High Standards: The Effect of Perfectionism on Task Performance, Self-Esteem, and Self-Efficacy in College Students

Brandy M. Chufar, Terry F. Pettijohn II

Published in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences (Volume 2, Issue 3)

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Abstract

Perfectionism is currently believed to be a multidimensional construct. This study focused on the perspective that perfectionism has both positive and negative qualities. Specifically, this study predicted that adaptive perfectionists would perform better on a task and have higher levels of self-esteem and self-efficacy than maladaptive perfectionists. Maladaptive perfectionists, in general, have been found to have lower performance, self-esteem, and self-efficacy. Sixty-five university students completed two trials on the O’Conner Tweezer Dexterity Test and completed questionnaires about perfectionism, self-esteem, and self-efficacy. As predicted, the adaptive perfectionists showed the greatest performance increases on the task as well as reporting higher self-esteem and self-efficacy than the other perfectionist styles. This study supports the perspective that perfectionism can be positive and negative.

Published in	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences (Volume 2, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.pbs.20130203.16
Page(s)	117-123
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Perfectionism, Dexterity, Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy, College Students

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Brandy M. Chufar

Department of Psychology, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina, USA
Terry F. Pettijohn II

Department of Psychology, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina, USA

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