The effect of perfectionism on school burnout among adolescence: The mediator of self-esteem and coping style. (January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Luo, Yun; Wang, Zhenhong; Zhang, Hui; Chen, Aihong; Quan, Sixiang
• Is Part Of: Personality and individual differences. Volume 88(2016)
• Page Start: 202
• Page End: 208
• Publication Date: 2016-01
• Subjects: Maladaptive perfectionism, -- Adaptive perfectionism, -- Self-esteem, -- Coping style, -- School burnout; Personality -- Periodicals; Individuality -- Periodicals; Individuality -- Periodicals; Personality Development -- Periodicals; Personnalité -- Périodiques; Individualité -- Périodiques; 155.205
• DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.08.056
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0191-8869

Abstract

Abstract: Perfectionism is a powerful factor for school burnout, but the underlying mediating mechanism of this relationship remains unclear. To investigate the potential mediating roles of self-esteem and coping style in the association between perfectionism and school burnout among Chinese adolescents, a sample of 1222 middle school students was recruited. Path analysis showed that self-esteem and coping style partially mediated the relationship between perfectionism and school burnout. Specifically, maladaptive perfectionism exerted a positive indirect influence on school burnout through the mediators of self-esteem and task- and emotion-oriented coping styles. In contrast, adaptive perfectionism had a negative indirect effect on school burnout via these same mediators. Notably, self-esteem and emotion-oriented coping style had sequential mediating effects on the relations between the two dimensions of perfectionism and school burnout. Highlights: Maladaptive and adaptive perfectionisms have discrepant effect on school burnout. Self-esteem plays a partially mediating role in the relationship between perfectionism and school burnout. Different perfectionisms have influence on school burnout through the mediation of coping style. Different perfectionisms have effect on school burnout through chain-mediator of self-esteem to emotion-oriented coping.