Cover Image

Perfectionism and academic buoyancy: examining predictors of academic stress and mental well-being

Undergraduate students commonly experience high levels of stress which can be detrimental to psychological health and functioning. Studies suggest that despite being associated to poorer well-being, perfectionism is often deemed desirable in academic settings. Hence, the present study aims to examin...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chin, Leticia Pax
Format: Thesis
Published: 2022
Subjects:
BF Psychology
L Education (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2443/
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my.sunway.eprints.2443
record_format eprints
spelling my.sunway.eprints.24432023-10-08T23:36:02Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2443/ Perfectionism and academic buoyancy: examining predictors of academic stress and mental well-being Chin, Leticia Pax BF Psychology L Education (General) Undergraduate students commonly experience high levels of stress which can be detrimental to psychological health and functioning. Studies suggest that despite being associated to poorer well-being, perfectionism is often deemed desirable in academic settings. Hence, the present study aims to examine the role of perfectionism (i.e., self-oriented perfectionism, socially prescribed perfectionism, and discrepancy perfectionism) and academic buoyancy as predictors of academic stress and mental well-being. We also explored whether academic buoyancy mediated the relationship between perfectionism and a) academic stress and b) mental well-being. Three hundred and three Malaysian undergraduates aged between 18-25 (M = 20.76, SD = 1.61) were recruited via opportunity sampling to complete a series of self-report measures on the variables of interest. It was hypothesised that self-oriented perfectionism and academic buoyancy will predict lower levels of academic stress and greater levels of mental well-being. Conversely, socially prescribed perfectionism and discrepancy perfectionism were expected to be related to the most detrimental outcomes. Multiple regressions indicate that self-oriented perfectionism and socially prescribed perfectionism were not significant predictors of academic stress. Meanwhile, the remaining hypothesised impact of perfectionism and academic buoyancy on academic stress and mental well-being were supported. Next, PROCESS by Hayes was computed to examine the mediating role of academic buoyancy between perfectionism and a) academic stress and b) mental well-being, respectively; these were supported whereby academic buoyancy had a significant indirect effect between perfectionism and the outcomes. Overall, the information gleaned from the present study will benefit education practitioners and counsellors involved in developing and facilitating strategies involving academic buoyancy to reduce academic stress and enhance the mental well-being of students. 2022 Thesis NonPeerReviewed Chin, Leticia Pax (2022) Perfectionism and academic buoyancy: examining predictors of academic stress and mental well-being. Masters thesis, Sunway University.
institution Sunway University
building Sunway Campus Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider Sunway University
content_source Sunway Institutional Repository
url_provider http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/
topic BF Psychology
L Education (General)
spellingShingle BF Psychology
L Education (General)
Chin, Leticia Pax
Perfectionism and academic buoyancy: examining predictors of academic stress and mental well-being
description Undergraduate students commonly experience high levels of stress which can be detrimental to psychological health and functioning. Studies suggest that despite being associated to poorer well-being, perfectionism is often deemed desirable in academic settings. Hence, the present study aims to examine the role of perfectionism (i.e., self-oriented perfectionism, socially prescribed perfectionism, and discrepancy perfectionism) and academic buoyancy as predictors of academic stress and mental well-being. We also explored whether academic buoyancy mediated the relationship between perfectionism and a) academic stress and b) mental well-being. Three hundred and three Malaysian undergraduates aged between 18-25 (M = 20.76, SD = 1.61) were recruited via opportunity sampling to complete a series of self-report measures on the variables of interest. It was hypothesised that self-oriented perfectionism and academic buoyancy will predict lower levels of academic stress and greater levels of mental well-being. Conversely, socially prescribed perfectionism and discrepancy perfectionism were expected to be related to the most detrimental outcomes. Multiple regressions indicate that self-oriented perfectionism and socially prescribed perfectionism were not significant predictors of academic stress. Meanwhile, the remaining hypothesised impact of perfectionism and academic buoyancy on academic stress and mental well-being were supported. Next, PROCESS by Hayes was computed to examine the mediating role of academic buoyancy between perfectionism and a) academic stress and b) mental well-being, respectively; these were supported whereby academic buoyancy had a significant indirect effect between perfectionism and the outcomes. Overall, the information gleaned from the present study will benefit education practitioners and counsellors involved in developing and facilitating strategies involving academic buoyancy to reduce academic stress and enhance the mental well-being of students.
format Thesis
author Chin, Leticia Pax
author_facet Chin, Leticia Pax
author_sort Chin, Leticia Pax
title Perfectionism and academic buoyancy: examining predictors of academic stress and mental well-being
title_short Perfectionism and academic buoyancy: examining predictors of academic stress and mental well-being
title_full Perfectionism and academic buoyancy: examining predictors of academic stress and mental well-being
title_fullStr Perfectionism and academic buoyancy: examining predictors of academic stress and mental well-being
title_full_unstemmed Perfectionism and academic buoyancy: examining predictors of academic stress and mental well-being
title_sort perfectionism and academic buoyancy: examining predictors of academic stress and mental well-being
publishDate 2022
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2443/
_version_ 1779442538042621952
score 13.211869

Similar Items