The Study of Teacher Candidates’ Perfectionism in Relation with Achievement and Demographics

Perfectionist individuals may ignore their success in order to strive better, however this way of thinking can make them feel more negative about themselves. The purpose of this study is to study the relationship of teacher candidates’ perfectionism with their academic achievement and demographic variables. Descriptive research method is utilized. The research group was composed of 102 students from Psychological Counseling, Preschool Education and English Language Teaching Graduate Programs of Fatih University in 2013-2014. Data collection instruments are Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale for perfectionism measures and 18-questioned Demographic Variables Form which was developed by the researchers for demographic information. The results showed that various dimensions of perfectionism differ significantly according to demographic variables and academic achievement. The overall perfectionism levels are found as statistically different according to major residence area and GPA.