Dimensions of Perfectionism in Dual-Role Women
Open Access
- Author:
- Murphy, Anne T.
- Graduate Program:
- Counseling Psychology
- Degree:
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Document Type:
- Dissertation
- Date of Defense:
- December 08, 2003
- Committee Members:
- Robert B Slaney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Janet E Mc Cracken, Committee Member
Elizabeth A Skowron, Committee Member
Phyllis Kernoff Mansfield, Committee Member - Keywords:
- Perfectionism
dual-role women - Abstract:
- There were two main objectives in this study. First, the study examined whether dimensions of perfectionism vary according to life domains for dual-role women. Dimensions of perfectionism (i.e., High Standards, Order, and Discrepancy subscales) were assessed in global, work, and home domains. Secondly, the study investigated whether adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism moderated the relationship between stress and the psychological health of dual-role women. To this end, the study examined whether adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism influenced dual-role women to become more or less vulnerable to the detrimental effects of stress. Results from the study indicate that domain differences in dimensions of perfectionism exist in dual-role women, and that these differences vary for adaptive and maladaptive dimensions of perfectionism. For adaptive dimensions of perfectionism (i.e., High Standards and Order subscales), mean scores in the work domains were significantly higher than mean scores in the home domain in the sample studied. Also for adaptive dimensions of perfectionism, mean scores in the global domain were significantly higher than mean scores in the home domain, but not the work domain. Different results were found for the maladaptive dimension of perfectionism (i.e., Discrepancy subscale)). For the maldaptive dimension of perfectionism, significant differences were detected among all three domains with the home domain being the highest and the work domain being the lowest. Data suggest that neither adaptive nor maladaptive perfectionism in global, home, and work domains moderated the relationship between stress and psychological health as expected. However, daily hassles and maladapative perfectionism in global, work, and home domains were significant predictors of anxiety; and daily hassles, adaptive perfectionism, and maladaptive perfectionism were significant predictors of life satisfaction.