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Kosta vad det kosta vill - perfekt ska det va! -En kvalitativ studie av gymnasieelevers upplevelser av perfektionism

Blomberg, Martin LU and Jönsson, Ann-Sofie LU (2018) PSPR14 20181
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to gain an in-depth understanding of upper secondary school's own experiences of how high degree of perfectionism is affecting their mental health. Selection of informants took place with surveys, where their degree of perfectionism was estimated. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight high school students studying in academic preparatory programs. The collected data was analyzed with thematic analysis, with twelve themes chosen. A considerable finding is that the collected self-estimates showed a major deviation from the norm-population, where the high school students in this study estimated significantly higher than the US comparative population regarding perfectionism. Another conclusion is the... (More)
The purpose of the study was to gain an in-depth understanding of upper secondary school's own experiences of how high degree of perfectionism is affecting their mental health. Selection of informants took place with surveys, where their degree of perfectionism was estimated. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight high school students studying in academic preparatory programs. The collected data was analyzed with thematic analysis, with twelve themes chosen. A considerable finding is that the collected self-estimates showed a major deviation from the norm-population, where the high school students in this study estimated significantly higher than the US comparative population regarding perfectionism. Another conclusion is the importance of social factors for the origin and maintenance of perfectionism. Several informants with high degree of perfectionism expressed strong experiences of negative affect related to achievement and failure. Informants also had difficulty with personal boundaries, which led to neglect of basic needs. Cultural differences were seen to play a role in relation to perfectionism. In relation to results and conclusions, implications for future research were discussed. (Less)
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author
Blomberg, Martin LU and Jönsson, Ann-Sofie LU
supervisor
organization
course
PSPR14 20181
year
type
H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
Perfectionism, Thematic Analysis, Social Factors, Maintenance, Negative Emotions, Fear of Failure and Limitation.
language
Swedish
id
8942939
date added to LUP
2018-05-29 11:09:35
date last changed
2018-05-29 11:09:35
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of the study was to gain an in-depth understanding of upper secondary school's own experiences of how high degree of perfectionism is affecting their mental health. Selection of informants took place with surveys, where their degree of perfectionism was estimated. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight high school students studying in academic preparatory programs. The collected data was analyzed with thematic analysis, with twelve themes chosen. A considerable finding is that the collected self-estimates showed a major deviation from the norm-population, where the high school students in this study estimated significantly higher than the US comparative population regarding perfectionism. Another conclusion is the importance of social factors for the origin and maintenance of perfectionism. Several informants with high degree of perfectionism expressed strong experiences of negative affect related to achievement and failure. Informants also had difficulty with personal boundaries, which led to neglect of basic needs. Cultural differences were seen to play a role in relation to perfectionism. In relation to results and conclusions, implications for future research were discussed.}},
  author       = {{Blomberg, Martin and Jönsson, Ann-Sofie}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Kosta vad det kosta vill - perfekt ska det va! -En kvalitativ studie av gymnasieelevers upplevelser av perfektionism}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}