Department of Psychology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
Department of Counseling and Psychological Services, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Int J Psychol. 2020 Dec;55(6):936-940. doi: 10.1002/ijop.12659. Epub 2020 Jan 27.
Perfectionism, a multidimensional disposition encompassing both positive and negative attributes, has been widely examined in a number of different fields, one of which is academics. However, results of research on the precise connection between perfectionism and academic success remain largely inconclusive. The present study, therefore, attempted to identify this underlying mechanism by examining the mediating role of accurate self-assessment in the relationship between perfectionism and academic achievement of college students. The results revealed that while perfectionistic concerns and strivings did not directly affect academic achievement, their indirect effects were statistically significant. Perfectionistic concerns negatively predicted academic achievement through inaccurate self-assessment, whereas perfectionistic strivings positively predicted academic achievement through accurate self-assessment. These findings are expected to promote a practical and balanced understanding of academic perfectionism by explaining the relationship between the sub-dimensions of perfectionism and academic achievement.
完美主义是一种多维度的性格特征，既包含积极的属性，也包含消极的属性。它在许多不同的领域都得到了广泛的研究，其中之一就是学术界。然而，关于完美主义与学术成功之间的确切联系的研究结果仍然存在很大的不确定性。因此，本研究试图通过检验准确的自我评估在大学生完美主义与学业成绩关系中的中介作用，来确定这种潜在的机制。结果表明，虽然完美主义关注和努力并没有直接影响学业成绩，但它们的间接影响在统计学上是显著的。完美主义关注通过不准确的自我评估对学业成绩产生负面影响，而完美主义努力则通过准确的自我评估对学业成绩产生积极影响。这些发现有望通过解释完美主义的子维度与学业成绩之间的关系，促进对学术完美主义的实际和平衡的理解。
