Self-concept certainty in adaptive and maladaptive perfectionists. Issue 2 (29th April 2019)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Self-concept certainty in adaptive and maladaptive perfectionists. Issue 2 (29th April 2019)
- Main Title:
- Self-concept certainty in adaptive and maladaptive perfectionists
- Authors:
- Lo, Alice
Abbott, Maree J. - Abstract:
- The present study examined the content of self-related beliefs (i.e., the self-concept) and the level of certainty associated with these beliefs (i.e., self-concept certainty) across adaptive and maladaptive dimensions of perfectionism. A sample of 103 university students (26 adaptive perfectionists, 28 maladaptive perfectionists, and 49 non-perfectionists) completed a series of questionnaires and a reaction-timed computer task assessing their self-concept content and level of self-concept certainty. Results revealed significant differences in the content of self-beliefs about personality attributes between perfectionist groups, such that those classified as adaptive perfectionists held more positive beliefs and less negative-related beliefs about their personality attributes when compared to maladaptive perfectionists. Results regarding self-concept certainty were less clear, with adaptive perfectionists being most certain in general on self-report measures, but more certain for positive personality attributes only when compared to maladaptive perfectionists on a reaction-timed decision-making task. Findings from the present study are discussed in terms of the way that self-concept certainty may differ across adaptive and maladaptive subtypes of perfectionists.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of experimental psychopathology. Volume 10:Issue 2(2019)
- Journal:
- Journal of experimental psychopathology
- Issue:
- Volume 10:Issue 2(2019)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 10, Issue 2 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 10
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0010-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- Page End:
- Publication Date:
- 2019-04-29
- Subjects:
- Perfectionism -- self-beliefs -- self-concept -- self-concept certainty
Psychology, Pathological -- Periodicals
616.89 - Journal URLs:
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http://journals.sagepub.com/home/EPP ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/2043808719843455 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2043-8087
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