The Relationship Between Marital Adjustment and Dimensions of Perfectionism

Abstract

The present study investigated whether dyadic adjustment of 50 married couples differed with respect to three dimensions of peifectionism, and whether there was a relationship between dyadic adjustment and perfectionism. Couples completed Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) and Multidimensional Peifectionism Scale (MPS). One-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was conducted to figure out whether high adjusted and low adjusted groups differed with regard to dimensions of peifectionism. The relationship between dyadic adjustment and dimensions of peifectionism were computed via Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient fonnula. The results of the analyses indicated that the re were no significant differences between high adjusted and low adjusted groups in tenns of three dimensions of peifectionism. Furthennore, no significant relationship wasfowid between marital adjustment and peifectionism.

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Evlilik Uyumu ve Mükemmeliyetçilik Boyutları Arasındaki İliskiler

Abstract

Bu çalismada 50 evli çiftin evlilik uyumlannin mükemmeliyetçiligin üç boyutima göre farklilik gösterip göstennedigi ve evlilik uyumu ile mükemmeliyetçiligin boyutlan arasindaki iliski arastirilmistir. Çalismada esler, Çiftler Uyum Ölçegi (ÇUÖ) ve Çok Boyutlu Mükemmeliyetçilik Ölçegi'ni (ÇBMÖ) yanitlamislardir. Yüksek uyum ve düsük uyum gösteren eslerin mükemmeliyetçiligin alt boyutlanna göre farklilik gösterip göstermedigi tek yönlü çoklu varyans analiziyle, mükemmeliyetçiligin alt boyutlarinin evlilik uyumu ile iliskileri ise Pearson Momentler Çarpimi Korelasyon Kaysayisi formülüyle incelenmistir. Bu analizler sonucunda yüksek uyum ve düsük uyum gösteren eslerin mükemmeliyetçiligin alt boyutlarina göre farklilik göstermedigi ve mükemmeliyetçiligin alt boyutlari ile evlilik uyumu arasinda anlamli bir ili~'ki olmadigi görülmüstür.

Keywords

• Evlilik iliskisi, eş (evlilik) uyumu, mükemmeliyetçilik, Marital relationships, dyadic adjustment, peifectionism

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