scholarly journals Adaptive Perfectionism, Maladaptive Perfectionism and Statistics Anxiety in Graduate Psychology Students

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Comerchero ◽  
Dominick Fortugno
Keyword(s):  
Psychology Students ◽  
Statistics Anxiety ◽  
Graduate Psychology Students ◽  
Maladaptive Perfectionism ◽  
Adaptive Perfectionism

CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF CONFIDENCE INTERVALS IN PSYCHOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-62
Author(s):  
NOELLE M. CROOKS ◽  
ANNA N. BARTEL ◽  
MARTHA W. ALIBALI
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Confidence Intervals ◽  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Conceptual Knowledge ◽  
Statistics Education ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Sample Mean ◽  
P Values ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
Graduate Psychology Students

In recent years, there have been calls for researchers to report and interpret confidence intervals (CIs) rather than relying solely on p-values. Such reforms, however, may be hindered by a general lack of understanding of CIs and how to interpret them. In this study, we assessed conceptual knowledge of CIs in undergraduate and graduate psychology students. CIs were difficult and prone to misconceptions for both groups. Connecting CIs to estimation and sample mean concepts was associated with greater conceptual knowledge of CIs. Connecting CIs to null hypothesis  significance testing, however, was not associated with conceptual knowledge of CIs. It may therefore be beneficial to focus on estimation and sample mean concepts in instruction about CIs. First published May 2019 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives

Using SEM to Examine the Dimensions of Perfectionism and Investigate the Mediating Role of Self-Esteem Between Perfectionism and Depression in China

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Taisheng Cai
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Maladaptive Perfectionism ◽  
Adaptive Perfectionism

The aim of the study was to examine the nature of perfectionism, to gain a better understanding of the construct using the Chinese population. The study also explored the relationships between perfectionism, self-esteem and depression after identifying the three dimensions of perfectionism. A sample of 292 Chinese university students completed the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS), the Hewitt Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (HMPS), the Almost Perfect Scale — Revised (APS-R), the Self-Esteem Scale (SES), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). As hypothesised, the confirmatory factor analyses revealed that multidimensional perfectionism is explained as a three-factor construct with dimensions of maladaptive perfectionism, adaptive perfectionism and order factor. As predicted, the structural equation model analyses indicated that self-esteem partially mediated the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism and depression. Implications for counselling interventions and future research are discussed.

Improving Graduate Student Seminar Presentations through Training

1992 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Student ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Critical Incident ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Behavior Modeling ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Training Workshop ◽  
School Year ◽  
Graduate Psychology Students

A training program to improve graduate psychology students' seminar presentations is described. The skills to be trained were derived from critical incident interviews with professors and included aspects of verbal and nonverbal behavior, time management, use of visual aids, providing information, and facilitating discussion. A behavior modeling learning design was used to teach the skills in a 1-day training workshop led by psychology professors. The training included an opportunity for students to practice the skills and receive video, peer, and instructor feedback. The training was evaluated favorably through professors' evaluations of student seminar presentations in classes and by students surveyed immediately after training and at the end of the school year.

scholarly journals A Randomized Control Trial of a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention for Perfectionism, Anxiety, Depression, and Body Image

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivian Woodfin ◽  
Helge Molde ◽  
Ingrid Dundas ◽  
Per-Einar Binder
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Wait List ◽  
Wait List Control ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Maladaptive Perfectionism ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Adaptive Perfectionism

Objective: Due to a rise in perfectionistic tendencies and growing concerns about the increase in mental health conditions among students this study aimed to examine the effects of a brief intervention in self-compassion on maladaptive perfectionism, anxiety, depression, and body image.Methods: The intervention consisted of four seminars and a silent half-day retreat with short lectures and relevant experiential practices from Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This randomized wait-list control trial was pre-registered at Clinicaltrials.gov (ID: NCT03453437, Unique Protocol ID: UiBMSC2018). University students were randomly assigned to the intervention group and wait-list control group and filled out surveys weekly. A repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the groups pre- and post-treatment. Mixed level modeling was used to analyze changes in all outcome measures over time.Results: Eighty-nine participants completed the intervention. Results of the ANOVA showed significant post-intervention reductions in maladaptive perfectionistic tendencies and symptoms of depression and anxiety, in addition to increased self-compassion and improved body image in the intervention group as compared to the wait-list group. Mixed level modeling showed statistically significant changes in self-compassion, maladaptive perfectionism, adaptive perfectionism, anxiety, and depression but not body image. Only the mixed level modeling showed small but significant changes to adaptive perfectionism, also called strivings. Implications of different changes to maladaptive perfectionism than adaptive perfectionism are discussed.

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