This study aimed at examining the association between perfectionism
and helpless explanatory style as a function of gender in a Turkish university
sample. The sample consisted of 331 undergraduate students from 35
departments of Middle East Technical University. Turkish version of
Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS, Oral, 1999) and Depressive
Attribution Style Questionnaire (DASQ, Aydin, 1988a) were used to collect
data. Factor analysis was employed to the MPS scores to investigate the
dimensions of perfectionism as perceived by the participants. MANOVA was conducted to examine a possible relationship between perfectionism and
helpless explanatory style as a function of gender.
Results of the factor analysis revealed four factors, termed self-oriented,
socially prescribed, other-oriented perfectionism, and perfectionist
expectations. With regard to the results of the MANOVA no significant
associations emerged between perfectionism and helpless explanatory style as a function of gender.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/1217678/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 January 2003 |
| Creators | Sun Selisik, Zeynep Eda |
| Contributors | Aydin, Gul |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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