Year: 2001
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Perfectionism, the tendency to set excessively high standards and strive hard to achieve those goals, can be divided into two groups.Positive, or normal, perfectionism includes behaviors such as setting high goals and organization.Negative, or neurotic, perfectionism includes dwelling on mistakes, doubts about actions and social expectations.Many psychological distresses can be related to neurotic perfectionism ( i.e. eating disorders, paranoia, social anxiety and depression).This study examined positive perfectionism in sport.The hypothesis was that athletes with positive perfectionistic tendencies would also experience a higher occurrence of flow, higher hope, positive affect and rate higher on coaches' evaluations of performance.It was also hypothesized that there would be gender differences along with differences between team and individual sports and between classes.The results indicated that positive perfectionism is related to sport performance.Results showed a gender difference, so the correlations were completed for the two separate groups.In males, Pearson's correlation showed a significant correlation between positive perfectionism and flow (and some of its dimensions), hope (along with agency and pathways), positive affect, and the coaches rating of potential.In females, there were significant correlations between positive perfectionism and flow (and some of its dimensions), hope (along with agency and pathways), positive affect, and the following coaches rating questions: achievement, mental abilities, leadership, confident, performing under pressure and performing when facing adversity.In positive perfectionism, male team athletes significantly differed from male individual athletes and female team athletes.Discussion focused on the gender differences and the need for a new positive perfectionism scale in sport.This study showed that positive perfectionism is correlated to sport performance.
Source: The Mathematics Enthusiast
Author: Tammy Olson
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W187284326