Academic Perfectionism among Adolescents: A Qualitative Study

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10.2991/uipsur-17.2018.17How to use a DOI?

Keywords

perfectionism, adolescents, academic task

Abstract

In this post-millennial era, different generations have different values and ways of living. Millennials most notably tend to work less than older generations do. This degradation that happens in the millennial age motivated the researchers to acquire indepth portrayal about how academic perfectionism works within the millennial age, particularly among adolescents. This study used the qualitative methodology and phenomenological approach. The study began with the distribution of standardized Hewitt and Flett’s Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS) questionnaire to several high schools in Malang. The number of subjects was shortlisted and invited to participate in the further in-depth interview were two students who obtained the highest MPS scores and were aligned with the researchers' criteria. Prior to the interview, the researchers compiled several questions based on the Hewitt and Flett’s (1991) perfectionism theory, which consists of three dimensions: Self-Oriented, Socially Prescribed, and Other-Oriented. The researchers analyzed the data through Miles and Huberman data analysis procedures.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Muhammad Ibrahim
AU  - Cathy Sofhieanty Syamsuri
PY  - 2018/07
DA  - 2018/07
TI  - Academic Perfectionism among Adolescents: A Qualitative Study
BT  - Proceedings of the Universitas Indonesia International Psychology Symposium for Undergraduate Research (UIPSUR 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 116
EP  - 123
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/uipsur-17.2018.17
DO  - 10.2991/uipsur-17.2018.17
ID  - Ibrahim2018/07
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