DIFFERENCES IN SELF-PRESENTATION AND SELF-ESTEEM BETWEEN  POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PERFECTIONISTS

Anita Lauri Korajlija; Margareta Jelic; Dora Kirigin

doi:10.19090/pp.2017.2.281-290

Authors

Anita Lauri Korajlija Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Margareta Jelic Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Dora Kirigin Private psychological practice “Afekt” Split, Croatia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19090/pp.2017.2.281-290

Keywords:

positive and negative perfectionism, perfectionistic self-presentation, explicit and implicit self-esteem

Abstract

Research focusing on relationship between perfectionism and self-esteem is rather new and offers various and sometimes contradictory findings. Furthermore, a relationship between perfectionism and implicit self-esteem is still an under- investigated topic. The aim of this study was to explore differences in levels of implicit and explicit self-esteem and self-presentation between positive and negative perfectionists. One hundred and forty undergraduate psychology participants in two time points filled in the Self-Liking and Self- Competence Scale, the Perfectionistic Self-Presentation Scale, the Perfectionism Questionnaire, and the Implicit Associations Test. Results showed a significant difference in self-liking, nondisplay of imperfection, and nondisclosure of imperfection between positive and negative perfectionists. Positive perfectionists scored significantly higher on self-liking, and lower on nondisplay and nondisclosure of imperfection than negative perfectionists did. Positive perfectionists also had significantly higher levels of implicit self-esteem. There was no significant difference in self-competence and perfectionistic self-promotion between positive and negative perfectionists.

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