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How does perfectionism affect academic achievement? Examining the mediating role of accurate self‐assessment
Author(s) -
Park Yonguk,
Heo Cheongra,
Kim Joo Shim,
Rice Kenneth G.,
Kim YoungHoon
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1002/ijop.12659
Subject(s) - perfectionism (psychology) , psychology , affect (linguistics) , academic achievement , disposition , social psychology , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , communication
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.