ERIC Number: ED600171
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 154
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ISBN: 978-0-4389-6901-8
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Perfectionism: Relationship with Anxiety, Academic Procrastination, and Satisfaction with Life among International Saudi Arabian Students Studying in United States Universities
Alshehri, Abeer Saleh
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Howard University
Recently, researchers have given increasing attention to perfectionism, describing it as "striving for flawlessness" (Flett & Hewitt, 2002, p.5), while also investigating the negative correlates and consequences of perfectionism. Over the years, several studies have been directed toward international students matriculating in the United States, with only a few that focus on the psychological functioning of Saudi Arabian students. Due to this deficit of extant research, there is a need for inquiry that seeks to understand these students, at the maturation of the Saudi scholarship program, and to investigate their academic progress. Surveying a sample of 521 Saudi students studying in United States universities during the fall academic term in 2017 and the spring term 2018 academic terms. This study investigated the relationship of perfectionist personality traits to the following three variables: anxiety trait, academic procrastination, and satisfaction with life. The aim of this study was to examine the possibility of predicting trait anxiety, academic procrastination, and satisfaction with life by measuring perfectionist personality traits. Students participants were invited to complete an electronic survey that incorporated the: (1) Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (Hewitt & Flett, 1991); (2) State-Trait Anxiety Inventory - Form Y (Spielberger, 1983); (3) Tuckman Procrastination Scale (Tuckman, 1991); and (4) Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985). Regression analysis was utilized for study findings. The collected data indicated that self-oriented perfectionist and socially-prescribed perfectionist traits significantly predicted trait anxiety, academic procrastination, and satisfaction with life. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Anxiety, Time Management, Life Satisfaction, Foreign Students, College Students, Likert Scales, Predictor Variables
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale; State Trait Anxiety Inventory
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