Perfectionism, Achievement, and Affect in Children: A Comparison of Students from Gifted, Arts, and Regular Programs

Autor/inn/en	Stornelli, Deborah; Flett, Gordon L.; Hewitt, Paul L.
Titel	Perfectionism, Achievement, and Affect in Children: A Comparison of Students from Gifted, Arts, and Regular Programs
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 24 (2009) 4, S.267-283 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0829-5735
DOI	10.1177/0829573509342392
Schlagwörter	Gifted; Mathematics Achievement; Reading Achievement; Academic Achievement; Achievement Tests; Grade 7; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Fear; Comparative Analysis; Affective Behavior; Scores; Personality Traits; Art Education; Measures (Individuals); Psychological Patterns; Anxiety; Achievement Need; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Begabter, Hoch Begabter; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Leseleistung; Schulleistung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Furcht; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Messdaten; Angst; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	The current study examined the association between dimensions of perfectionism and levels of academic achievement and affect in school-aged children. A sample of 223 students (90 boys, 133 girls) from regular, gifted, and arts programs completed measures of self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism, perceived academic competence, and measures of affect (i.e., happiness, sadness, and fear). Participants were in Grade 4 or Grade 7. Achievement scores were taken from the Canadian Achievement Test. There was little evidence of group differences in levels of perfectionism. Also, perfectionism was mostly unrelated to levels of reading and mathematics achievement with the exception of a positive association between mathematics achievement and perfectionism for students in the gifted program. Other analyses showed that self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionismwere associated with elevated levels of fear and sadness. The results suggest that students undergoing perfectionistic pressures to achieve are prone to negative affects such as sadness and anxiety. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10