Chapter 07 selfpresentation there will be time, there will be time, to prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet. Perfectionistic selfpresentation scale perfectionism. High standards can also push you to reach your peak level of performance. Presentation of self italian renaissance learning resources. The perfectionistic self presentation scale is a 27 item questionnaire with three subscales measuring. Selfpresentation strategies, fear of success and anticipation of. The development and initial validation of the self talk scale sts. Research on adults indicates that perfectionistic selfpresentation, the interpersonal expression of ones perfection, is associated with a variety of psychopathological outcomes independent of trait perfectionism and big five traits. Perfectionism is a response to anxiety that can be damaging to your relationships and your performance.
Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each statement. Confirmatory factor analysis of items indicated that the scale appears to measure the propensity of respondents to deny negative characteristics repudiative tactics and to affirm positive characteristics attributive tactics. Fit to printable area scales small pages up and large pages down to fit the paper. Selfcompassion may be a relevant and beneficial construct in christian communities at large, but as of yet no studies have analyzed selfcompassion in nonclergy christians. Tableofcontents page acknowledgements ii listoftables v abstract vii chapter i introduction 1 self presentation 1 interactionism 3 self monitoring. This study examined social problem solving and perfectionistic selfpresentation, and assessed whether social problem solving mediates the association between perfectionism and depression. Alfred prufrock the selfconcept seems like a very private phenomenon. A sample of 200 community members completed measures of perfectionistic selfpresentation, trait perfectionism, social problemsolving ability, and depression. As a whole, our findings support the hypothesis that the italian version of the psps is a reliable measure of perfectionist self. Although suicide risk is high in those with psychotic symptoms, particularly following the onset of psychotic symptoms. The present study reanalyzed the data that were on file. Strategic selfpresentation online university at buffalo. Using a crosssectional correlational design with 119 adolescents aged 1116 years, this study investigated how perfectionism self. It denotes a class of motivations in human behavior.
Development of a selfpresentation tactics scale sciencedirect. The measurement strategy behind this scale is simple. Our replication suggests that perfectionistic selfpresentation is an important predictor of daily social anxiety. Item response dynamics and personality scale validity. This study was designed to explore ip among graduate students and to. Perfectionistic participants were characterized by avoidant and anxiety attachment styles, while narcissistic participants reported an anxiety style only. It consists of 27 items on a 7point scale and three subscales. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and. Perfectionism can be measured using the multidimensional perfectionism scale, which can provide mental health professionals with insight into specific sources of perfectionism. Affect intensity contributes to perfectionistic self. Yet, no study so far has investigated what personality characteristics contribute to perfectionistic selfpresentation in adolescence. Additionally, greater body satisfaction was associated with lower levels of alexithymia, perfectionism, and perfectionistic selfpresentation and higher levels of ethnic identity. Rosenberg selfesteem scale rses the rses rosenberg, 1965 is a wellvalidated, 10item measure of global selfesteem, which taps overall feelings of selfworth on a 4point agreedisagree scale. Acrobat can size the pages of a pdf to fit the selected paper size.
The pspsjr was designed for use with children and adolescents, but its psychometric properties and applications among early adolescents have not been investigated. The secondary purpose was to determine if age, level of gymnast competition and race are a factor in perfectionism, body comparisons and disordered eating. Perfectionistic self promotion, nondisplay of imperfection, and nondisclosure of imperfection. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. Perfectionism psychology wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Feb 28, 2010 self presentation is how we present or show ourselves. The perfectionistic cognitions inventory is a measure of automatic perfectionistic cognitions regarding perfectionistic behaviour. Leary and kowalski 1990 describe selfpresentation as a goaldriven behavior. Perfectionistic selfpresentation in children and adolescents. In its pathological form, perfectionism is a belief that work or output that is anything less than perfect is unacceptable. People have long used rituals of selfpresentation and selfdisclosure when looking for a romantic connection, whether they seek a passionate love affair, a spouse or a casual encounter. Self presentation strategies self presentation, also known as impression management, is the use of behaviors to intentionally regulate the impressions that observers have of oneself goffman, 1959. The results presented in table 2 indicated that each of the perfectionistic selfpresentation facets interacted with body image evaluation to predict unique variance in eating disorder symptoms. What is the best place youve ever lived in or visited.
Psychological distress and the frequency of perfectionistic thinking. Perfectionistic self presentation scale junior form. This study assessed the psychometric characteristics and correlates of the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale junior form pspsjr. Presentation, socially prescribed perfectionism, and suicide in youth. Raw data, syntax files and study materials are openaccess and can be found at.
A woman in her midtwenties with a history of major depressive disorder and a recent major depressive episode with moodcongruent psychotic features died by suicide. It is argued that perfectionistic selfpresentation is a maladaptive selfpresentational style composed of three facets. If i fail at workschool, i am a failure as a person. Investigating the relationship between perfectionistic. Flett york university toronto, ontario, canada paul l. Exploring drive for thinness as a perfectionistic strategy. We also suspected that the adopted selfpresentation strategies will be. Normative data for perfectionistic self presentation scale jr. Received 2 july 2012 received in revised form 3 october 2012 accepted 14 october 2012. Perfectionistic selfpresentation is linked to different clinical conditions and specially to eating disorders. Scale or resize pdf pages in acrobat or reader for printing. For each question below answer yes if its generally true of you and no. Psychology department, albright college, th and bern streets, reading, pa 19612, united states article info article history. Shrink to printable area resizes only large pages to fit the paper and prints small pages as they are.
Perfectionism therapy for overcoming perfectionism. The current article reports on the development and evidence for the validity of the subtest score interpretations of an 18item selfreport measure of. Selfdetermination and the use of selfpresentation strategies. More recently, a self presentation scale was developed by roth et al. The selfreport scale was administered to 760 1619yearold subjects. The following test can help you assess if youre struggling with perfectionism. Perfectionistic selfpresentation and suicide in a young. Two weeks before her death, she demonstrated exceptional elevations on the nondisplay of imperfection factor of hewitt and fletts perfectionistic selfpresentation scale.
Scoring for the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale. Glteq, altruistic personality scale, selfpresentation in exercise. I am very good at focusing my efforts on attaining a goal. Psps perfectionistic self presentation scale acronymattic. The impact of perfectionistic selfpresentation on the. Selfpresentation strategies in negotiations and business. The goal of study 3 was to further examine the two personality traits, social support, and concealment of psychache, using an experimental design.
The theory of self monitoring snyder, 1974, 1979 presumes consistent patterns of individual differences in the extent to which people regulate their self presentation by tailoring their actions in accordance with immediate situational cues. Funder, 1995, self ratings are still the most often used method for this purpose funder, 2012, and in this study. While selfpresentation and impression management are closely aligned concepts, there is a consensus in the literature that selfpresentation refers to the process of controlling how one is perceived by other people leary 1995, p. Development and validation of the perfectionistic self presentation scale junior form paul l. Abstract a new selfreport measure of adolescents selfpresentation is described. These motivations are in part stable dispositions of individuals but they depend on situational factors to elicit them. In order to analyze more accurately the phenomenon of selfpresentation during the business meetings, in the article the main strategies of selfpresentation are described, business situation pecularities and personal factors of different strategies of selfpresentation, enlarging the influence both on persons identity and his state shaping. Perfectionistic selfpresentation scale junior form. Development and validation of the efficacious selfpresentation scale. Perfectionistic selfpresentation, body image, and eating. Items are scored on a 17 scale, with the total scale score calculated as a sum of items on certain sub scales. I usually have doubts about the simple everyday things i do. Perfectionistic selfpresentation and psychological distress.
At such levels, this is considered an unhealthy belief, and psychologists typically refer to such individuals as maladaptive perfectionists. The relationship of selfcompassion with perfectionistic. This study assesses the relationship of selfcompassion with perfectionistic selfpresentation, perceived forgiveness, and perceived support from ones christian community. As two of the factors have to do with aspects of performing unauthentic behavior, the scale may underrepresent the construct of selfpresentation. The efficacious self presentation scale laghi et al. The role of selfconcealment and perfectionistic self. Perfectionistic selfpresentation scale perfectionism and. Self presentation is behavior that attempts to convey some information about oneself or some image of oneself to other people. The principal of the school attended by james reported that he showed generally bad behavior in theschoolroom, constant teasing and bullying.
The relationships between alexithymia, perfectionism, self. Perfectionistic selfpresentation and trait perfectionism in. Perfectionistic selfpresentation and trait perfectionism. Perfectionism, perfectionistic selfpresentation, body. A study of self presentation and social support on facebook winter k.
Perfectionistic self presentation in children and adolescents. Perfectionistic cognitions inventory perfectionism and. It is how i perceive myself and how i show that perception to others. The self disclosure and selfpresentation views of item response dynamics and personality scale validity john a.
How to overcome perfectionism most people would consider having high standards a good thing. For example, athletes often train long and hard to reach excellence in their sports. Ability to regulate selfimage to adapt to contextual demands, social. Defensive impression management repairs a tarnished identity. The perfectionistic self presentation scale psps is a 27item measure with three subscales measuring. Development and validation of the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale junior form. Portraiture was a major expression of self presentation, and the essay highlights the range of portrait types that developed in italian renaissance art. Results revealed body imagerelated perfectionistic selfpresentation as a significant mediator p pdf files may take a few moments to download after selecting the link. Swiping, matching, chatting selfpresentation and self disclosure on mobile dating apps janelle ward, erasmus university rotterdam. After all, peoples thoughts about themselves are hidden and are often highly personal. Frost multidimensional perfectionism scale fmps author. Perfectionistic self presentation and trait perfectionism in social problemsolving ability and depressive symptoms1 avi besser2 department of behavioral sciences center for research in personality, life transitions, and stressful life events sapir academic college, israel gordon l.
Case report perfectionistic selfpresentation and suicide. Pdf perfectionistic selfpresentation in children and. Selfpresentation includes both impression motivation im and. The role of social influence in anxiety and the imposter. These facets will be correlated to the extent that they all represent the broader construct of perfectionistic selfpresentation, but the facets will have differential associations with other variables, including measures of distress. The effects of selfpresentation to engage in physical activity ncbi. Additionally, perfectionistic selfpresentation scale hewitt et al. The manner in which an individuals selfperceptions affect related selfpresentations was investigated. The findings support and extend the diathesisstress model and suggest new avenues for future research. Three facets of perfectionistic selfpresentation are proposed.
What is the relationship between selfpresentation and self. Body satisfaction also was found to mediate the relationship between ethnic identity and body distortion. Perfectionistic selfpromotion, nondisplay of imperfection and nondisclosure of imperfection. The role of social influence in anxiety and the imposter phenomenon christy b. Development and validation of the perfectionistic selfpresentation scalejunior form. The symbolic interactionism and the uses and gratifications theory were used. The current study presents the development and validation of the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale body image pspsbi, a measure designed to assess the need to present a perfect body image to others by displaying a flawless physical appearance and. Managing the impressions of others is instrumental in regulat. Wong abstract the study is to examine if self presentation is related to the use of facebook and social support sought and received on facebook among university students.
Perfectionistic selfpresentation has been linked with suicide and worsened psychopathology. From the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale psps. The perfectionistic selfpresentation scalejunior form. The perfectionistic selfpresentation scale is a measure of the interpersonal expression of perfectionistic behaviour including perfectionistic selfpromotion. Download pci download scoring download article reference flett, g. The sts is general measure of self talk that is applicable to a broad range of self regulatory behaviors and situations. Hence dickie, surgenor, wilson, and mcdowalls 2012 finding that the clinical perfectionism questionnaire cpq, designed. A concept involving the interpersonal expression of perfection, perfectionistic selfpresentation, is introduced. Exploring online selfpresentation in computermediated environments motives and reasons for phototagging and untagging henkilokohtaisen profiilin ja nakyvyyden hallinta verkkoymparistossa. Implications and future research directions of narcissism and selfesteem on social networking. However, an instrument that specifically assessed the need to present a perfect body. The selfdisclosure and selfpresentation views of item. The relationship between perfectionistic selfpresentation.
Pdf development and validation of the efficacious self. Page scaling lets you shrink or enlarge pages when you print. Perfectionistic selfpresentation in adolescents is associated with psychological maladjustment and distress. The rosenberg selfesteem scale was used to measure. In the current sample, the internal consistency for this composite was. He examines the desire to excel along with the desire to be perfect. Self monitoring and self presentation styles self monitoring is the idea that some people regulate their.
In fact, the role that the drive to reach perfection and display it to others plays on eating and body imagerelated symptoms has long been the target of theoretical and empirical interest. Striving for excellence can show that you have a good work ethic and strength of character. Rosenberg self esteem scale rosenberg, 1965 the scale is a ten item likert scale with items answered on a four point scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree. Johnson johns hopkins university this study investigates whether objective selfreport measures of personality are better regarded as sources of factual information about the self i. A test of the perfectionism social disconnection model. This study was a first step in establishing support for a diathesisstress model of the associations among perfectionistic selfpresentation, body image, and eating disorder symptoms. The original sample for which the scale was developed consisted of 5,024 high school juniors and seniors from 10 randomly selected schools in new york state. Pspsbi showed good preliminary evidence as a reliable and accurate measure, and seems to offer new possibilities to the research field of body image and eatingrelated difficulties. Exploring online selfpresentation in computermediated.
Socially prescribed perfectionism accounts for unique variance in suicidality after controlling for depression and hopelessness, two key predictors of suicide. This study assessed the psychometric characteristics and correlates of the perfectionistic selfpresentation scalejunior form pspsjr. The perfectionistic selfpresentation scale psps is a 27item measure with three subscales measuring. Adaptation of perfectionism cognitions inventory into turkish. Perfectionism across stages of recovery from eating disorders. Self introduction powerpoint thingy by jacob kaye on prezi. Fraenza walden university abstract high anxiety levels have been associated with high levels of the imposter phenomenon ip, a negative experience of feeling like a fraud. The im scale is intended to directly measure an individuals tendency toward selfpresentation to an external audience. Investigating the relationship between perfectionistic self. Development and validation of selfpresentation scales.
Self presentation a self presentation projects an individuals identity or image before an audience. They also filled scales measuring their associations with success fear of. Also discussed here is the phenomenon, for the first time on a large scale, of portraits of women, many commissioned by men and some commissioned by women themselves. Address correspondence and requests for copies of the perfectionistic self.
Flett, 1991b is a 45item measure assessing trait dimensions of self oriented, otheroriented. Flett perfectionistic selfpresentation is proposed as a deleterious interpersonal style. Subscales of perfectionistic self promotion, nondisplay of imperfections, and nondisclosure of imperfections for community and psychiatric patient samples. The impact of perfectionistic selfpresentation on the cognitive, affective, and physiological experience of a clinical interview paul l. The perfectionistic selfpresentation scale is a measure of the interpersonal expression of perfectionistic behaviour including perfectionistic selfpromotion, nondisplay of imperfection, and nondisclosure of imperfection. Rosenberg self esteem scale rse below is a list of statements dealing with your general feelings about yourself. Social support mediated the relationship between one of the subcomponents of the perfectionistic selfpresentation scale and suicide ideation. The efficacious selfpresentation scale laghi et al. I next describe the self monitor ing and impression management scales. Self presentation as a function of the validity and quality of past performance. Perfectionism, in psychology, is a belief that perfection can and should be attained. Self presentation 6 the accuracy criterion should be based on multiple sources of information e. For example, the nondisplay of perfection sub scale. The current study sought to examine the correlation between perfectionism, perfectionistic selfpresentation, body comparisons and disordered eating in a gymnast sample.