Projects per year
Abstract
This study investigated 1) what kinds of perfectionistic profiles can be identified among general upper secondary school students (N = 434), and 2) how such profiles predict academic well-being (school engagement and burnout). Employing a person-oriented (group-based) approach and latent profile analysis, the students were classified based on their patterns of perfectionistic strivings and concerns. Four distinct profiles were identified: concerned (relatively low strivings and high concerns; 37%), ambitious (high strivings and low concerns; 28%), non-perfectionists (low strivings and concerns; 24%), and perfectionists (high strivings and concerns; 12%). Perfectionists and ambitious were most engaged in their studies, but they differed in their level of burnout: perfectionists displayed higher exhaustion and inadequacy, while ambitious reported low burnout despite their high standards. Concerned exhibited relatively high levels of all burnout symptoms. Our findings indicate that perfectionistic concerns are linked with burnout – even when coupled with high strivings.
Translated title of the contribution | Striving for perfection and worrying about one’s performances? Perfectionism and academic well-being in general upper secondary school |
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Original language | Finnish |
Journal | Kasvatus |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 209-222 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISSN | 0022-927X |
Publication status | Published - 13 Sept 2021 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Fields of Science
- 516 Educational sciences
- perfectionism
- well-being
- school engagement
- school burnout
- general upper secondary school
- person-oriented approach
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Will I learn? Will I succeed? Will I cope? Young people’s diverse motivational trajectories and their relations to educational paths and well-being
Tuominen, H. (Project manager)
01/09/2015 → 31/08/2018
Project: Research project
Activities
- 1 Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Kasvatustieteen päivät 2020
Tuominen, H. (Speaker: Presenter), Kuusi-Naumanen, A. R. (Attendee), Pulkka, A.-T. (Attendee), Tapola, A. (Attendee) & Niemivirta, M. (Attendee)
15 Dec 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars