Perfectionism in General Medicine Interns of Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2021
Perfectionism has positive and negative aspects that can have different academic or individual consequences for college students.
This study aims to investigate the perfectionism in general medicine interns and the role of demographic factors.
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 general medicine interns of Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2021 who were selected using a convenience sampling method and completed a demographic form and the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale. Independent t-test and Mann-Whitney U test were used in SPSS v.19 software for data analysis.
The participation rate was 84.5% (n=169). The maladaptive and adaptive perfectionism mean scores were 62.4±12.2 and 45.1±5.6, respectively. Students aged <25 years had higher scores in subscale of concern over mistakes (P=0.002). Male students had higher scores in parental expectations (P=0.002) and personal standards (P=0.044). Married students scored higher in parental expectations (P=0.031) and parental criticism (P=0.002) and lower scores in personal standards (P=0.002). Students with a history of physical illness had higher scores in personal standards (P=0.006) and lower scores in organization (P=0.045). In married students, more maladaptive perfectionism and less adaptive perfectionism were reported (P=0.018).
Maladaptive perfectionism of general medicine interns is at moderate level while their adaptive perfectionism is at high level. Young age, gender and marital status affect their perfectionism.
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