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Are You A Perfectionist And Does It Matter? Depression And Perfectionism In Australian University Students, Maryke Mead, Richard Hicks
Are You A Perfectionist And Does It Matter? Depression And Perfectionism In Australian University Students, Maryke Mead, Richard Hicks
Richard Hicks
This study examined the relationships that exist between depression and adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism among university students. There has been earlier evidence that depression in a general population is related to maladaptive perfectionism, but first, would this be the case among university students and second, would adaptive perfectionism be related positively to wellbeing (i.e., be related negatively to depression). This current study examined these questions in a sample of 215 university students across three Australian states. The links between maladaptive perfectionism and poorer mental health were confirmed, but there was no significant relationship found between adaptive perfectionism and depression or …
Introduction: Context And Background To Australian Research In Personality And Individual Differences, Richard Hicks
Introduction: Context And Background To Australian Research In Personality And Individual Differences, Richard Hicks
Richard Hicks
Extract: Interest and research in personality and individual differences, in why people behave the way they do and the implications for life and living, remain unabated around the world. Human beings are fascinated by how they are similar to one another and how they are different. The similarities and differences underpin many implicit and espoused theories of behaviour and of personal and professional practice, informing the decisions that we all make on what we will do and when.
Coping Strategies Employed By University Students In Handling Their Occupational Role Stress, Tanya Paspaliaris, Richard Hicks
Coping Strategies Employed By University Students In Handling Their Occupational Role Stress, Tanya Paspaliaris, Richard Hicks
Richard Hicks
Research has reported that high levels of stress exist among university students and that the common coping strategies used by the students add to their stress. Stress associated with student role requirements appears not unlike stress experienced in occupational roles in the workplace. However, no previous research in Australia has investigated the relationships among combined facets of the work environment (roles and related stresses) of university students, the types of coping strategies used and the relationship to stress and to depression. This study addressed this gap by using a workplace stress inventory, the Occupational Stress Inventory - Revised, the Ways …
Personality And Task Performance, Trishita Mathew, Richard Hicks
Personality And Task Performance, Trishita Mathew, Richard Hicks
Richard Hicks
While the positive effects of goal setting and self-efficacy on performance are well established (Bandura, 1997; Locke & Latham, 1990) and it is known that task anxiety can lead to detriments in performance (Locke & Latham, 1990); it is not known which variable affects task performance the most. The present study aimed to identify the strongest predictor of task performance among self-efficacy, goal setting and task anxiety. The study was conducted with a total of 80 participants who were students from an Australian university. It was hypothesised that self-efficacy, goal setting and task anxiety would be significant predictors of task …