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Shih, Shu-Shen – Journal of Educational Research, 2017
There is a shortage of studies that explore adolescents' academic procrastination. The author hence attempted to examine the mechanisms determining Taiwanese adolescent students' perfectionistic tendencies, time management, and academic procrastination. A total of 405 eighth-grade Taiwanese students completed a self-reported survey assessing their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Time Management, Personality Traits
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Madjar, Nir; Voltsis, Marina; Weinstock, Michael P. – Educational Psychology, 2015
Perfectionism consists of personal predispositions and attitudes toward performance. Although there is some disagreement in the field regarding how to best define and measure perfectionism, most studies have supported a distinction between adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism. The current study examines a model in which students' perceptions of…
Descriptors: Expectation, Criticism, Parent Child Relationship, Adolescents
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Stairs, Agnes M.; Smith, Gregory T.; Zapolski, Tamika C. B.; Combs, Jessica L.; Settles, Regan E. – Assessment, 2012
The construct of perfectionism is related to many important outcome variables. 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. The overarching aim of the present set of studies was to help clarify the specific…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Personality Traits, Factor Analysis, Test Construction