Perfectionism, depression, and academic performance.
In samples of 30 Canadian and 117 American undergraduates, academic performance was more strongly correlated with perfectionism scores (Revised Almost Perfect Scale) (r = .20 and -.17) than with those on self-reported depression (CES-Depression) (r = -.09).
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Lindsey
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University of Alberta.
Lester
David
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States