Parenting Style and Procrastination: The Mediation Effects of Perfectionism

Abstract

Abstract: This study aimed to explore the relationship between parenting styles, perfectionism, and procrastination of college students, examining the mediation effects of perfectionism between parenting styles and procrastination. 315 college students completed the Short form of EMBU Chinese Revision(S-EMBU-CR), Chinese revised edition of Frost Multi-dimensional Perfectionism Scale(CFMPS)and the General Procrastination Scale(GPS). The results showed that negative parenting styles negatively predicated adaptive perfectionism, and positively predicated maladaptive perfectionism. Adaptive perfectionism negatively predicated procrastination, and maladaptive perfectionism positively predicated procrastination. The influences of parenting styles on procrastination are attained through the mediator of perfectionism.

Key words: parenting style, adaptive perfectionism, maladaptive perfectionism, procrastination.

摘要： 采用父母教养方式问卷、佛洛斯特多维完美主义量表和一般拖延量表对315位大学生进行调查,建立父母教养方式、完美主义和拖延的结构方程模型,考察完美主义在父母教养方式与拖延之间的中介作用。结果发现：（1）消极的父母教养方式负向预测适应性完美主义,正向预测非适应性完美主义;（2）适应性完美主义负向预测拖延,非适应性完美主义正向预测拖延;（3）父母教养方式通过完美主义的中介作用影响拖延行为,非适应性完美主义者易拖延,适应性完美主义者则不易拖延。

关键词: 父母教养方式, 适应性完美主义, 非适应性完美主义, 拖延行为。

CLC Number:

B848

Zhang Meng, Chen Yinghe. Parenting Style and Procrastination: The Mediation Effects of Perfectionism[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2013, 11(2): 245-250.

张萌, 陈英和. 父母教养方式与拖延：完美主义的中介作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2013, 11(2): 245-250.

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