Abstract
The present study examined cultural variations on performance perfectionism (Chang in Cogn Therapy Res 30:677–697, 2006; Cogn Therapy Res 33:334–344, 2009) in 168 European American and 151 Japanese college students. Results of between-groups analyses on performance perfectionism
provided support for the general notion of self-enhancement in the West and self-criticism in the East. Moreover, performance
perfectionism was found to be associated with concurrent and prospective (2 months later) depressive symptomatology in both
cultural groups. Results of regression analyses for both European Americans and Japanese indicated that negative self-oriented
performance perfectionism predicted changes in depressive symptomatology at Time 2 even after controlling for initial symptomatology
at Time 1. Implications of these findings for future research are discussed.
provided support for the general notion of self-enhancement in the West and self-criticism in the East. Moreover, performance
perfectionism was found to be associated with concurrent and prospective (2 months later) depressive symptomatology in both
cultural groups. Results of regression analyses for both European Americans and Japanese indicated that negative self-oriented
performance perfectionism predicted changes in depressive symptomatology at Time 2 even after controlling for initial symptomatology
at Time 1. Implications of these findings for future research are discussed.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-14
- DOI 10.1007/s10608-011-9376-9
- Authors
- Edward C. Chang, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, 530 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Rita Chang, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, 530 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Lawrence J. Sanna, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, 530 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Journal Cognitive Therapy and Research
- Online ISSN 1573-2819
- Print ISSN 0147-5916