Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the association of metacognitive beliefs and perfectionism with test anxiety among students.  Methods: The present study was a cross sectional research. Study population comprised all male and female students of Kermanshah City. A total of 440 students (200 males and 240 females, aged 17-18 years) in the third or fourth grade ...

BACKGROUND Society expects physicians to perform perfectly but high levels of perfectionism are associated with symptoms of distress in medical students. This study investigated whether medical students admitted to medical school by different selection criteria differ in the occurrence of perfectionism. METHODS Newly enrolled undergraduate medical students (n = 358) filled out the following i...

Body image is an internal representation of the external appearance which includes physical and perceptual aspects and attitudes toward them. Body image anxiety can cause weight problems. In addition, perfectionism, the trend or effort to be perfect and flawless can cause extreme thinking and self-criticism. Perfectionism can provoke anxiety and concerns for body image and weight, especially in...

BACKGROUND Perfectionism may be a premorbid risk factor for eating disorders. Evidence of familial transmission suggests features of perfectionism may be genetically determined. This study examines the structure of perfectionism using classical twin design models. METHODS Independent (IP) and common (CP) pathway models are used to investigate the extent to which genetic and environmental fact...

Anxiety keeps students from learning and performing well, especially on the exams. It has been hypothesized that perfectionism and spiritual intelligence can affect anxiety and its management. To verify this relationship from among 3000 high school students in Babol, a sample of 342 students was selected using cluster sampling method. Utilizing known instruments data were collected and then ana...

This work represents the first review paper to explore the relationship between perfectionistic personality and borderline personality organization. The developmental origins, identity diffusion, interpersonal difficulties, and defense mechanisms that are common to both borderline personality and the interpersonal components of perfectionism are explored, and existing research on perfectionism ...

The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching positive thinking skills on students' negative emotions and perfectionism. The present study was experimental. The statistical population of this study was all high school female students in the city of Fereydunkenar in the academic year of 2017-2018. The research sample consisted of 30 high-perfectional students who w...