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Marilyn Chreim1, Thomas Boivin1, Denis Cousineau1
1School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Psychology Research and Behavior Management
|March 25, 2026
Summary
Perfectionists may face higher statistics anxiety. Differentiating between striving for flawlessness and excellence impacts anxiety levels and attitudes in challenging courses.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Educational Psychology
Background:
- Statistics anxiety is a significant issue for undergraduate students in social sciences, humanities, and psychology.
- Understanding factors contributing to statistics anxiety is crucial for developing effective interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate factors influencing statistics anxiety in university students.
- To determine if perfectionists are at a higher risk for statistics anxiety.
- To characterize the aims and strivings of student subgroups concerning statistics.
Main Methods:
- A sample of 210 university students completed questionnaires.
- Measures included statistics anxiety, perfectionism, excellencism, academic goals, emotion regulation, attitude towards statistics, and statistical ability.
Main Results:
- Distinguishing between striving for flawlessness and excellence was linked to lower statistics interpretation anxiety.
- Excellencists favored mastery-oriented goals and adaptive emotion regulation.
- Perfectionism-oriented profiles showed a positive correlation between statistics anxiety and avoidance goals.
Conclusions:
- The ability to differentiate between flawlessness and excellence is key to maintaining a positive attitude in anxiety-provoking courses.
- Perfectionism and excellencism have distinct relationships with academic goals and emotion regulation strategies in the context of statistics anxiety.
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