Predictive role of perfectionism on marital adjustment

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Tuncay, Ece
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This study aimed to assess the relationship between marital adjustment and the interpersonal nature of perfectionism. After controlling for depression and trait-anxiety, which were predicted to be linked with both marital adjustment and perfectionism, the relationship between marital adjustment; the dimensions of perfectionism (i.e. self-oriented perfectionism, other-oriented perfectionism, and socially prescribed perfectionism); a specific aspect of perfectionism, perceived criticism (i.e. criticalness toward the spouse, and criticalness of the spouse); and the related demographic variables (i.e., age, education level, length of marriage, and whether having child) were covered in a sample of 210 (105 female and 105 male) Turkish married individuals who are in their first marriage. The participants completed inventories on dyadic adjustment (Dyadic Adjustment Scale DAS), perfectionism (Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale MPS-H), perceived criticism (Perceived Criticism Measures PCM), depression (Beck Depression Inventory BDI), trait-anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory - Trait Anxiety Form STAI-T), and also a demographic information form. In order to analyze the data, hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted for females and males separately. Altogether, the results for females revealed that higher levels of socially prescribed perfectionism, higher levels of depression and trait-anxiety, and having child were associated with lower levels of marital adjustment. Besides, if the woman thinks her husband is critical of she, then her marital adjustment score decreases. Moreover, the results for males showed that higher levels of socially prescribed perfectionism, and higher levels of depression were found to be associated with lower levels of marital adjustment. Furthermore, if the man thinks he is critical of his wife, then his marital adjustment decreases. The findings, and their implications with suggestions for future research and practice, were discussed in the light of relevant literature.
The Family., Home., Marriage., Psychology M.S. thesis
http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/12607389/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/16353
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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E. Tuncay, “Predictive role of perfectionism on marital adjustment,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2006.
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