Differences in perfectionism in Serbian and Macedonian students

dc.creator	Stojiljković Snežana
dc.creator	Todorović Jelisaveta
dc.creator	Dosković Zvonimir
dc.creator	Todorović Dušan
dc.date	2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:21:06Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:21:06Z
dc.identifier	10.2298/ZIPI1102312S
dc.identifier	0579-6431
dc.identifier	1820-9270
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ba959e6acfdc492ba44a65a7c0be6c4d
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/20312
dc.description	Perfectionism is defined as the pursuit of high achievement in some areas and the tendency of people to seek perfection and be too self-critical. A construct thus understood includes great preoccupation with mistakes, making the person prone to constant reworking and embellishing of one’s work. This may be the reason why the person constantly delays what should be done for the last moment. The research is aimed at comparing the level and structure of perfectionism in Serbian and Macedonian students. The sample consisted of 100 students, aged 19-22, studying psychology at the University of Nis and Skopje. The Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS, Frost et al., 1990) was used to measure the following aspects of perfectionism: concern over mistakes, personal standards, parental expectations, parental criticism, doubts of action, and organization. Data analysis showed the higher level of overall perfectionism in Macedonian than in Serbian students. Also, Macedonian students scored higher on those dimensions which are considered as dysfunctional perfectionism. An important finding is that, on the whole, the positive aspects are more strongly expressed than the potentially negative aspects of perfectionism. The research findings are discussed from the standpoint of cultural specificity and differences. Further research should include data on family and wider social context of growing youth.
dc.language	Serbian
dc.publisher	Institut za pedagoška istraživanja
dc.relation	http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0579-6431/2011/0579-64311102312S.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/0579-6431
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1820-9270
dc.source	Zbornik Instituta za Pedagoška Istraživanja, Vol 43, Iss 2, Pp 312-329 (2011)
dc.subject	perfectionism
dc.subject	FMPS scale
dc.subject	students
dc.subject	cultural specificities
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Differences in perfectionism in Serbian and Macedonian students
dc.type	article