title: A longitudinal examination of the relationship between perfectionism and motivational climate in dance.
abstract: The present study examined the relationship between dance-related perfectionism and perceptions of motivational climate in dance over time. In doing so, three possibilities were tested: (a) perfectionism affects perceptions of the motivational climate, (b) perceptions of the motivational climate affect perfectionism, and (c) the relationship is reciprocal. Two hundred seventy-one young dancers (M = 14.21 years old, SD = 1.96) from UK Centres for Advanced Training completed questionnaires twice, approximately 6 months apart. Cross-lagged analysis indicated that perfectionistic concerns led to increased perceptions of an ego-involving climate and decreased perceptions of a task-involving climate over time. In addition, perceptions of a task-involving climate led to increased perfectionistic strivings over time. The findings suggest that perfectionistic concerns may color perceptions of training/performing environments so that mistakes are deemed unacceptable and only superior performance is valued. They also suggest that perceptions of a task-involving climate in training/performing environments may encourage striving for excellence and perfection without promoting excessive concerns regarding their attainment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Performance and Training, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Sanna M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Nordin-Bates
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cumming
authors.forename: Imogen J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Aujla
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Redding
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003615:Dancing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires