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Examining the links between self-tracking and perfectionism dimensions.
Robert Körner1, Astrid Schütz1
1University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany.
Current Issues in Personality Psychology
|December 11, 2023
Summary
Individuals driven by high achievement goals are more likely to engage in self-tracking. This trend involves collecting personal data for performance optimization, but personality traits did not influence engagement.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Behavioral Science
- Digital Health
Background:
- Self-tracking, the collection and analysis of personal data, is a growing trend.
- Understanding the psychological drivers of self-tracking is crucial.
- Perfectionism, particularly the drive for high performance, is hypothesized to be linked to self-tracking.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between perfectionism and self-tracking.
- To examine how different dimensions of perfectionism relate to engagement in self-tracking.
- To explore the role of personality traits in self-tracking behaviors.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study was conducted with 145 German participants (students and community members).
- Participants completed online questionnaires assessing self-tracking (Self Quantification Scale), perfectionism (Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale), and personality (Big Five Inventory-10).
- Statistical analyses controlled for Big Five personality traits.
Main Results:
- Striving for achievement, a dimension of perfectionism, was strongly positively associated with self-tracking.
- Evaluative concerns, another dimension of perfectionism, showed no significant link to self-tracking.
- Engagement in self-tracking was independent of participants' Big Five personality traits.
Conclusions:
- The findings highlight the importance of differentiating perfectionism dimensions when studying self-tracking.
- Individuals with high achievement strivings are more inclined towards self-tracking.
- Future research should investigate other performance-related traits, such as grit, to further understand self-tracking motivations.
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