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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Parenting is a rewarding role with increasing societal expectations.
  • Parenting perfectionism, the tendency to set excessively high standards, may influence parental adjustment.
  • The distinction between societal- and self-oriented perfectionism warrants investigation in the parenting context.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the associations between societal- and self-oriented parenting perfectionism and parental adjustment.
  • To investigate these associations for both mothers and fathers.
  • To understand the impact of perfectionism on parenting self-efficacy, stress, and satisfaction.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal data from 182 couples were analyzed.
  • Societal- and self-oriented parenting perfectionism were assessed.
  • Parenting self-efficacy, stress, and satisfaction were measured.

Main Results:

  • For mothers, societal-oriented perfectionism correlated with lower self-efficacy, while self-oriented perfectionism correlated with higher satisfaction.
  • For fathers, societal-oriented perfectionism correlated with higher stress.
  • For fathers, self-oriented perfectionism correlated with higher self-efficacy, lower stress, and greater satisfaction.

Conclusions:

  • The study supports the distinction between societal- and self-oriented perfectionism in the parenting domain.
  • Findings highlight the differential impact of perfectionism types on maternal and paternal adjustment.
  • This research provides initial evidence on the consequences of high parenting standards for parental well-being.