Abstract

This study was to investigate the relationships between adaptive perfectionism, maladaptive perfectionism and self-esteem, daily hassles, rumination, depression. A sample of 306 undergradute students completed the Almost Perfect Scale-Revised (APS-R), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Daily Hassles Scale, the Responses to Depressed Mood Questionnaire, the Beck Depression Inventory. The results showed that standards were positively correlated with self-esteem, daily hassles whereas discrepancy was positively correlated with daily hassles, rumination, depression and negatively correlated with self-esteem. The cluster analysis yielded adaptive perfectionists, maladaptive perfectionists and non-perfectionists. Maladaptive perfectionists appear to have lower self-esteem and to experience greater daily hassles, rumination, depression than either adaptive perfectionists or non-perfectionists. The present findings support the utility of the adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism construct. (Korean J Str Res 2006;14:23 ∼31)

• Keywords: Perfectionism, Self-esteem, Daily Hassles, Rumination, Depression;