Perfectionism and Binge Drinking in Canadian Students Making the Transition to University

Objective: In September 2005, the authors explored the relationship between perfectionism and binge drinking in a sample of first-year college students. Participants: The authors recruited 207 first-year college students (76 men, 131 women) to complete the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS) and Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (F-MPS). Methods: The authors divided participants into 3 groups on the basis of frequency of binge drinking and conducted multivariate analyses of variance to compare the binge drinking groups on the 3 MPS subscales and the 5 F-MPS subscales. Results: The group with 2 or more binge drinking episodes in the past 2 weeks had higher levels of parental criticism and lower levels of self-oriented perfectionism, but they did not have lower scores on a measure of personal standards. Conclusions: These findings suggest that certain perfectionists binge drink in response to harsh parental treatment and that, at least initially, the pursuit of extreme standards of personal perfection is incompatible with binge drinking. The authors discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings.     

大学生完美主义现状调查及其对人格教育的启示

本文运用大学生一般完美主义量表对大学生的完美主义现状进行调查,分析四种不同类型的大学生完美主义者的特点,提出当今人格教育应注意设定适当的目标和正确看待缺点两方面。     

Psychological predictors of eating pathology in older adult women

Eating pathology is generally considered to affect females during adolescence and early adulthood. However, in recent years, there has been an increased recognition that disordered eating occurs in middle-aged and elderly women and that the presentation is similar to that of eating disorders in younger women. In the research presented here, results of an Internet survey of older adult women (N = 245; aged 60–90 years) indicate that the factors significantly associated with eating pathology—perfectionism, depression, and sociocultural pressures to be thin—closely parallel those reported for both younger and middle-aged women.     

伦理学的基础与善的原则--从休谟、康德到布伦塔诺

休谟、康德与布伦塔诺的伦理学分别代表了西方近世伦理学的三种基本形态:快乐主义、律令主义和完善主义。以休谟为代表的快乐主义伦理学将善的原则(快乐感受)直接作为伦理学的基础(表现为感受的源初印象);以康德为代表的律令主义伦理学从伦理学的基础(先天综合判断)推论出善的原则(绝对律令);布伦塔诺在对前哲审慎批评的基础上,提出完善主义伦理学,其中伦理学的基础(感受认识)与善的原则(完善)相互激发、和合为一,流传已久的“是”与“应当”之难题也迎刃而解。三种伦理学与现世伦常生活的三种迥然不同的形态遥相呼应,选择一种伦理学也就隐含着推荐一种伦常生活,相比较而言,完善主义伦理学在当今世界更值得推荐。     

大学生完美主义与人际敏感的关系探究

对大学生完美主义与人际敏感的关系问题的研究,有利于对高校学生开展身心健康教育,提高大学生的心理健康水平。本研究使用大学生一般完美主义问卷和人际敏感问卷,从多所高校随机抽取大一到大四的199名大学生进行测试,探讨大学生完美主义特点及大学生完美主义与人际敏感的关系。结果表明：1）大学生完美主义和人际敏感在性别差异、年级差异和独生子女与否上无统计学意义;2）大学生完美主义在城乡上存在显著差异;3）完美主义与人际敏感显著相关。结论：完美主义影响人际敏感。     

Exploring the Etiology of Perfectionism and Perceptions of Self‐worth in Young Athletes

This study assessed the main and interactive effects of perceived parental expectations and perceived parental criticism on 180 young talented athletes' perfectionistic tendencies and level and reported fluctuation in self‐esteem. A potential quadratic effect of perceived parental expectations on the targeted dependent variables was also tested. Moderated hierarchical regression analyses indicated that perceived parental criticism was the strongest predictor of concerns over mistakes and doubts about actions whereas perceived parental expectations were positively related to personal standards only. Self‐esteem was predicted by high perceived parental expectations and low perceived parental criticism. Children's reported fluctuation in self‐esteem was highest when perceived parental criticism was high and perceived parental expectations were deemed high or low. The results argue against a unidimensional and linear examination of factors relating to the etiology of perfectionism and perceptions of self‐worth.     

The Cost of Being Mother's Ideal Child: The Role of Internalization in the Development of Perfectionism and Depression

The study investigated how children's willingness to internalize mothers' values affected the associations between mothers' performance goals for their children and the development of children's perfectionism and depression. The participants were 59 Hong Kong fifth graders and their mothers. The results showed that internalization, as a child factor, moderated the association between mothers' performance goals for their children and children's self‐oriented perfectionism, but not socially prescribed perfectionism. Children's internalization also moderated the association between mothers' performance goals for their children and children's depression. Among the children who were more willing to internalize their mothers' values, their mothers' performance goals for them were correlated positively with their self‐oriented perfectionism, but negatively with their depression. Paradoxically, internalization appeared to be a risk and also a protective factor in the psychological well‐being of children.     

大学生完美主义与自我和谐关系研究

完美主义在大学生群体中是一种普遍存在的心理现象,它会对个体学业成绩、身心健康产生很多影响。本研究以大学生为研究对象,在中国文化背景下对大学生完美主义及其与自我和谐的关系进行探讨。本研究采用自编大学生完美主义问卷与自我和谐问卷对1195名大学生进行了测量,研究结果表明,大学生完美主义与自我和谐呈显著正相关,完美主义总分能够显著正向预测自我和谐。在完美主义的五个因子中,关注错误及家人期望两个维度对于自我和谐有正向的预测效果,而与人比较、自省及条理性三个维度对于自我和谐有负向的预测作用。     

Evaluative concerns and personal standards perfectionism as predictors of body dissatisfaction in Asian and European American female college students

ABSTRACT

Objectives: The present study examined perfectionism (viz, evaluative concerns and personal standards) and ethnicity as predictors of body dissatisfaction in female college students. Participants: Participants were 298 female college students sampled by December of 2013. Methods: A self-report survey with measures of body dissatisfaction, perfectionism, and demographics was conducted. Results: Regression analyses indicated that evaluative concerns perfectionism (ECP) was a significant predictor of body dissatisfaction. The inclusion of ethnicity was found to further augment the prediction model. Moreover, we found support for an ECP × Ethnicity interaction effect in predicting body dissatisfaction. Specifically, among high-ECP female students, European Americans, compared with Asian Americans, reported the highest level of body dissatisfaction. Conclusion: High ECP represents a potential marker of body dissatisfaction in female college students. However, the presence of high ECP is a more critical predictor of body dissatisfaction in European American female students, compared with Asian American female students.