The influence of religious orientation on maladaptive perfectionism among perfectionist college students

Abstract

Several studies have found that religion linked to perfectionism can harm mental health. Conversely, most research found that religion resulted in positive effects on mental health. Therefore, the current study was conducted to better understand this phenomenon by examining religious orientation's influence on maladaptive perfectionism among 82 college students with high levels of perfectionism as indicated by the designated instrument. The data was subject to parametric statistical analysis using Pearson Product-Moment correlation and multiple linear regression. The results showed that intrinsic religious orientation negatively influences maladaptive perfectionism, while extrinsic religious orientation positively influences maladaptive perfectionism. The study highlights the importance for college students to develop an intrinsic religious orientation to achieve an adaptive perfectionism.

Maladaptive Perfectionist of Excellent School Students

“…Lubis et al (2020) suggest that a perfectionist will become an adaptive mall when influenced by academic achievement. Geovani and Aditya (2021) perceive that child will make their parents happy and proud of them so as to make the child fall into an adaptive perfectionist. This is supported by Daulay's research (2021) based on the results of descriptive tests in this study, students who have perfectionists with very high categories as many as 4 people with a percentage of 4.9%.…”