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Perfectionism, depression, and academic performance.

Lindsey Leenaars1, David Lester

  • 1University of Alberta.

Psychological Reports
|February 20, 2007
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Academic performance in undergraduates showed a stronger link to perfectionism than to self-reported depression. This finding suggests perfectionism may play a more significant role in academic success for students.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Student Well-being

Background:

  • Perfectionism and depression are commonly studied in relation to academic performance.
  • Previous research has yielded mixed results on the relative impact of these factors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the comparative correlation between perfectionism and self-reported depression with academic performance in undergraduate students.
  • To determine which psychological construct, perfectionism or depression, demonstrates a stronger association with academic outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Data collected from 30 Canadian and 117 American undergraduate students.
  • Academic performance was assessed.
  • Perfectionism measured using the Revised Almost Perfect Scale.

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  • Self-reported depression assessed using the CES-Depression scale.

    • Main Results:

    • A moderate positive correlation was found between perfectionism scores and academic performance (r = .20).
    • A weak negative correlation was observed between depression scores and academic performance (r = -.09).
    • Perfectionism scores showed a stronger correlation with academic performance compared to depression scores.

    Conclusions:

    • Perfectionism appears to be more closely associated with academic performance than self-reported depression in this undergraduate sample.
    • These findings highlight the potential importance of addressing perfectionistic tendencies in academic support settings.