Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
893043 Personality and Individual Differences 2007 12 Pages PDF
Abstract

This study aims at identifying the association between perfectionism, academic burnout and engagement in college students. A dual-process model was tested in which negative perfectionism (doubts about actions, concerns over mistakes, et al.) were related to burnout symptoms while positive perfectionism (personal standards and organization) to engagement. A sample of Chinese undergraduates (N = 482) completed a battery of questionnaires including the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS), the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS), and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale for Students (UWES-S). Results confirm our hypothesis by indicating that: (1) burnout and engagement were moderately and negatively correlated conceptions, with efficacy, the positively worded subscale of MBI, better loaded as an extended engagement dimension; (2) maladaptive aspects of perfectionism were mainly correlated with burnout, whereas positive perfectionism with engagement; (3) the dual-process model fitted well to the data, with cross-links identified. Implication of the current study for school counseling was also proposed.

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