Profiles of Perfectionistic Ruminations in Undergraduates: Impact on the Spontaneous Use of Mental Images

Abstract

Perfectionistic Automatic Thoughts (PAT) negatively affects people who present it. Hence the importance of their study to determine possible ways of reduction. The current study tried to identify PAT profiles and specify the statistically significant differences in the Spontaneous Use of Mental Imaging in 647 undergraduates. For this the Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory and the Spontaneous Use of Imagery Scale were used. The cluster analyses showed three groups of PATs; low (LPAT), moderate (MPAT) and high (HPAT). An analysis of variance revealed moderate size differences in the visual-spatial capacity as well as in the total of the Spontaneous Use of Mental Images for MPAT and LPAT. Implications for the training of future teachers related to the use of mental imagery that can reduce maladaptive PAT are discussed.

Chinese International Students in the United States: The Interplay of Students’ Acculturative Stress, Academic Standing, and Quality of Life

“…Perfectionism could be best understood as the degree to which individuals have high goals and aspirations for themselves ( Flett et al, 1989 ). Mounting evidence indicates that maladaptive perfectionism (i.e., discrepancies between individuals’ expectations and performance) is common among college students ( Aparicio-Flores et al, 2020a , b ; Vicent et al, 2020 ), especially international students ( Huang and Mussap, 2018 ; Dorevitch et al, 2020 ; Lee et al, 2020 ). Research shows that international students’ acculturative stress is significantly associated with their levels of perfectionism and years in the host country ( Wei et al, 2007 ).…”

Rumias perfeccionistas en función del uso espontáneo de imágenes visuales

“…Asimismo, se ha observado que en personas con elevados niveles de perfeccionismo el UEIM genera un alto grado de angustia si esas imágenes son rumiantes y de carácter negativo (Lee et al, 2011). Sin embargo, y pese a haber un estudio específico que afirma el vínculo entre el UEIM y los PAP en universitarios (Aparicio-Flores et al, 2020), sería conveniente observar cómo afecta cada uno de los factores UEIM en cada dimensión de PAP, así como analizar la probabilidad de presentar un mayor UEIM sobre el aumento de PAP.…”