Perfectionistic selfpresentation, body image, and eating. Some of the interpretations are based on my own experiences with online self presentation, as well as on conversations with other facebook users. A sample of 81 female university students completed the multidimensional perfectionism scale, the perfectionistic self. In the current article, we describe the development and validation of the mistake rumination scale as a supplement to existing trait and cognitive measures of perfectionism. The secondary purpose was to determine if age, level of gymnast competition and race are a factor in perfectionism, body comparisons and disordered eating. Chapteri introduction selfpresentation whenengagedinsocialsituations,peopleexchangeinformationon anendlessvarietyofsubjects. Alfred prufrock the selfconcept seems like a very private phenomenon. The relationship between perfectionistic selfpresentation. Analyses conducted on data from two clinical samples and one nonclinical sample of children and adolescents found that the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale junior form pspsjr reflected a. The perfectionistic selfpresentation scale junior form is a measure of interpersonal expression of perfectionistic behavior for children and adolescents. Abstractextensive research has illustrated the relevance of individual differences in perfectionistic selfpresentation, but there has been little work on how perfectionistic selfpresentation is expressed. A study of self presentation and social support on facebook winter k.
In a preliminary analysis, it was found that women had higher selfhandicapping scores than. The findings suggest that perfectionistic selfpresentation may contribute to poorer psychosocial adaptation to spinal cord injury. In the present study we examined the dimensions of perfectionism and perfectionistic self presentation in patients with sp and explored the association of trait perfectionism with fne measures of anxiety and depression. The selfhandicapping scale, cognitive distortions scale, and rosenberg selfesteem scale were used in the present study. A study of motives, usage, selfpresentation and number of.
Conclusions the findings suggest that perfectionistic selfpresentation explains why perfectionistic women show higher levels of eating disorder symptoms, particularly dieting. Scaling page content in adobe acrobat pro dc posted on march 25, 2017 by karl heinz kremer before adobe acrobat pro dc, it was not possible to scale pages from e. In study 1, 69 students in dating relationships completed the multidimensional perfectionism scale mps and a multidimensional measure of relationship beliefs. Perfectionistic selfpresentation scale junior form perfectionism. Presentation scale, the eating attitudes test, the bulimia test, the body image avoidance questionnaire, and two measures of self. Selfpresentation strategies in negotiations and business. We all recognise signs of perfectionism, whether it is within ourselves or within others.
Johnson johns hopkins university this study investigates whether objective selfreport measures of personality are better regarded as sources of factual information about the self i. However, the term perfectionism has been defined in many different ways, and items comprising the different existing scales appear to be very different in content. Wong abstract the study is to examine if self presentation is related to the use of facebook and social support sought and received on facebook among university students. Download pspsjr download scoring download article reference hewitt, p. The mistake rumination scale is a sevenitem inventory that taps the tendency to ruminate about a past personal mistake. Affect intensity contributes to perfectionistic selfpresentation in adolescents beyond perfectionism. The symbolic interactionism and the uses and gratifications theory were used. This motivated the development of the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale.
In addition, at multivariate level, perfectionistic selfpresentation was positively related to nonadaptive reactions and negatively related to adaptive reactions. Perfectionistic selfpresentation scale perfectionism and. Yes, the constant pursuit of excellence can have its positive side, which we see in highachieving individuals who set and attain lofty goals. Perfectionism traits and perfectionistic selfpresentation in. The perfectionistic self presentation scale is a measure of the interpersonal expression of perfectionistic behaviour including perfectionistic self promotion, nondisplay of imperfection, and nondisclosure of imperfection. Available formats pdf please select a format to send. Participants completed the questionnaire package individually. The role of social influence in anxiety and the imposter. Perfectionistic selfpresentation and trait perfectionism in. Perfectionistic selfpresentation in children and adolescents ncbi. Self presentation is behavior that attempts to convey some information about oneself or some image of oneself to other people.
Trait perfectionism and perfectionistic selfpresentation in personality pathology article pdf available in personality and individual differences 42. The role of social influence in anxiety and the imposter phenomenon christy b. Affect intensity contributes to perfectionistic self. They also developed the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale, which rates perfectionistic behaviors in selfpresentation. The order of presentation of the ques tionnaires was randomized. This research develops and evaluates a brief unifactorial. Perfectionism and perfectionistic selfpresentation on social media 2016. A sample of 200 community members completed measures of perfectionistic selfpresentation, trait perfectionism, social problemsolving ability, and depression. Flett perfectionistic selfpresentation is proposed as a deleterious interpersonal style. A specific model for eating disorder symptoms involving perfectionistic self presentation and two different moderators i. The perfectionistic self presentation scale is a 27 item questionnaire with three subscales measuring. Perfectionistic selfpresentation and trait perfectionism.
The theory of self monitoring snyder, 1974, 1979 presumes consistent patterns of individual differences in the extent to which people regulate their self presentation by tailoring their actions in accordance with immediate situational cues. Case report perfectionistic selfpresentation and suicide in a young woman with major depression and psychotic features sabrinahassan, 1 gordonl. The pspsjr has three subscales assessing the perfectionistic selfpromotion i. Cfa when using individual items from a questionnaire of moderate length. Perfectionistic selfpresentation scale junior form. The impact of perfectionistic selfpresentation on the. Lewis clayton neighbors north dakota state university, fargo abstract the authors evaluated the relationships among individual differences in self determination and self presentation.
In a cross sectional study we examined the dimensions of perfectionism and perfectionistic selfpresentation in patients with social phobia. Perfectionistic selfpresentation in children and adolescents. The perfectionistic selfpresentation scale junior form. Yet, no study so far has investigated what personality characteristics contribute to perfectionistic selfpresentation in adolescence. Berinsky department of political science, massachusetts institute of technology this paper explores how the personality characteristics of individuals affect the answers they give to questions on controversial political topics. Borroni s1, bortolla r1, lombardi lm1, somma a2, maffei c1, fossati a2. Despite clinical evidence of perfectionism in patients with sp, there has been a paucity of studies examining this area. The perfectionistic selfpresentation scale psps is a 27item measure with three subscales measuring. Perfectionisrn traits and perfectionistic selfpresentation in. Selfdetermination and the use of selfpresentation strategies. Perfectionism therapy for overcoming perfectionism. The italian version of perfectionistic self presentation scale. Download psps download scoring download article reference hewitt, p. Investigating the relationship between selfhandicapping.
Perfectionism, beliefs, and adjustment in dating relationships. However, levels of all 3 dimensions of this styleselfpromotion of perfection, nondisplay of imperfection, and nondisclosure of imperfectionappear to be higher in patients with anorexia nervosa than in normal and psychiatric controls. This study assessed the psychometric characteristics and correlates of the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale junior form pspsjr. Perfectionistic selfpresentation concealment of body. Perfectionistic selfpresentation scale perfectionism. Read perfectionism traits and perfectionistic self.
The perfectionistic selfpresentation scale junior form is a measure of interpersonal expression of perfectionistic behavior for children and adolescents download pspsjr download scoring download article. Criteria for personal information you can give in a presentation introduction amusing helps you make a personal connection interesting related to your presentation topic or a surprising contrast to your presentation topic. A test of the perfectionism social disconnection model, suicide and lifethreatening behavior on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. It denotes a class of motivations in human behavior. The first impression you make is based upon three key factors. The perfectionistic selfpresentation scale is a measure of the interpersonal.
Our replication suggests that perfectionistic selfpresentation is an. This study examined social problem solving and perfectionistic selfpresentation, and assessed whether social problem solving mediates the association between perfectionism and depression. Perfectionistic selfpresentation, socially prescribed. The perfectionistic selfpresentation scale is a measure of the interpersonal expression of perfectionistic behaviour including perfectionistic selfpromotion, nondisplay of imperfection, and nondisclosure of imperfection.
Analyses conducted on data from two clinical samples and one nonclinical sample of children and adolescents found that the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale junior form pspsjr reflected a multidimensional model of perfectionistic selfpresentation with three subscales. I demand a certain amount of perfection in my own practice, which helps my patients trust in me. The current study presents the development and validation of the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale body image pspsbi, a measure designed to assess the need to present a perfect body image to others by displaying a flawless physical appearance and by occulting perceived imperfections in a public context. Perfectionism psychology wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This scale was developed by gordon flett and paul hewitt. Perfectionistic self presentation scale psps salfordpsytech. A sample of 200 community members completed measures of perfectionistic self.
The role of interpersonal components of perfectionism in suicide outcomes among youth was assessed and the perfectionism social disconnection model psdm was tested by determining whether the links between socially prescribed perfectionism spp and perfectionistic self presentation psp and suicide outcomes are mediated by experiences of social disconnection, as indicated by social. Overall, perfectionistic selfpresentation explained 10. Perfectionism, in psychology, is a personality trait characterized by a persons striving for flawlessness and setting high performance standards, accompanied by critical selfevaluations and concerns regarding others evaluations. The italian version of perfectionistic selfpresentation. Self determination and the use of self presentation strategies melissa a. Scoring for the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale. Machiavellianism, trait perfectionism, and perfectionistic. Dixon and coworkers 2004 studied perfectionistic tendencies in a group of gifted highschool students. Dimensions of perfectionism and perfectionistic self. Perfectionistic self promotion, nondisplay of imperfection, and.
We also examined associations between perfectionism and. Social support mediated the relationship between one of the subcomponents of the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale and suicide ideation. A concept involving the interpersonal expression of perfection, perfectionistic selfpresentation, is introduced. Perfectionistic selfpresentation scale should be addressed to paul l. A study of motives, usage, selfpresentation and number of followers on instagram cheung ting ting abstract instagram, a burgeoning social networking site developed dramatically among adolescents in hong kong. The impact of perfectionistic selfpresentation on the cognitive, affective, and physiological experience of a clinical interview paul l. The authors expected less self determined individu. Development and validation of the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale junior form. Perfectionism and perfectionistic selfpresentation on social media emily hellmann. In addition, participants completed selfreport measures of positive. These motivations are in part stable dispositions of individuals but they depend on situational factors to elicit them. Case report perfectionistic selfpresentation and suicide. It is argued that perfectionistic selfpresentation is a maladaptive selfpresentational style composed of three facets.
C was hesitant to discuss his situation and reason for attending. Hewitt, department of psychology, university of british columbia, 26 west mall, vancouver, bc v6t 1z4. Perfectionistic selfpresentation and psychological distress. Psychological assessment perfectionistic self presentation in children and adolescents. A sample of 81 female university students completed the multidimensional perfectionism scale, the perfection istic selfpresentation scale, the eating attitudes test, the bulimia test, the body image avoidance questionnaire, and two measures of selfesteem. The pspsjr was designed for use with children and adolescents, but its psychometric properties and applications among early adolescents have not been investigated. Those adolescents with maladaptive types of perfectionism also. In order to analyze more accurately the phenomenon of selfpresentation during the business meetings, in the article the main strategies of selfpresentation are described, business situation pecularities and personal factors of different strategies of selfpresentation, enlarging the influence both on persons identity and his state shaping.
This study investigates the relationship between motives, usage, selfpresentation and number of followers on. Here, i will also examine how the case, facebook, can extend our understanding of self presentation. Tableofcontents page acknowledgements ii listoftables v abstract vii chapter i introduction 1 self presentation 1 interactionism 3 self monitoring. Correlational analyses confirmed that perfectionistic self. Perfectionistic selfpromotion, nondisplay of imperfection. The construct of perfectionism is related to many important outcome variables. By use of cluster analysis of the multidimensional perfectionism scale, personality measures, and indicators of psychiatric symptoms, four typologies were yielded table 521. Chapter 07 selfpresentation there will be time, there will be time, to prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet. Depauw university scholarly and creative work from depauw university student research student work 2016 keeping up appearances. Development and validation of the perfectionistic self presentation scale junior form paul l.
Flett, phd canada research chair in personality and health york university toronto mr. The self disclosure and selfpresentation views of item response dynamics and personality scale validity john a. But its more about how we present our perfectionist tendencies that determines unhealthy behaviors. Two studies examined the extent to which dimensions of perfectionism are associated with indices of relationship beliefs, behaviors, and dyadic adjustment. The perfectionistic self presentation scale psps is a 27item measure with three subscales measuring. The current research addressed this issue by examining the tendency to project a perfectionistic image by hiding effort. The results presented in table 2 indicated that each of the perfectionistic selfpresentation facets interacted with body image evaluation to predict unique variance in eating disorder symptoms. It is best conceptualized as a multidimensional characteristic, as psychologists agree that there are many positive and negative aspects. Hewitt 4 centre for addiction and mental health, york university, queen street west, unit, toronto, on, canada mj h. Request pdf the perfectionistic selfpresentation scalejunior form this study assessed the psychometric characteristics and correlates of the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale. Development and validation of the perfectionistic selfpresentation scalejunior form. Trait perfectionism and perfectionistic selfpresentation in. Presentation, socially prescribed perfectionism, and suicide in youth.
Hewitt, flett and their colleagues have recently devised a new scale, the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale psps, to. Development and validation of selfpresentation scales. Fewer studies have evaluated a potential link between perfectionistic selfpresentation and psychopathology. Body image acceptance and action questionnaire biaaq. I feel inferior to others who are more intelligent, attractive, or successful than i. A sample of 81 female university students completed the multidimensional perfectionism scale, the perfectionistic self presentation scale, the eating attitudes test, the bulimia test, the body image avoidance questionnaire, and two measures of self esteem. After all, peoples thoughts about themselves are hidden and are often highly personal. Perfectionistic selfpresentation in adolescents is associated with psychological maladjustment and distress. The goal of study 3 was to further examine the two personality traits, social support, and concealment of psychache, using an experimental design. The selfdisclosure and selfpresentation views of item. The current study presents the development and validation of the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale body image pspsbi, a measure designed to assess the need to present a perfect body image to others by displaying a flawless physical appearance and by occulting perceived. The perfectionistic selfpresentation scale junior form is a measure of.
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