A Study to Investigate the Relationship between the Perfectionist Level and Self –Esteem Level of Academicians Working at Universities
Abstract
The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the perfectionism levels of academicians working at universities and their self-esteem. In addition, it was aimed to examine whether the perfectionism and self-esteem of the academicians working at the university differ in terms of variables related to gender, faculty, and duration of study, academic title and marital status. In the research, relational scanning model, one of the quantitative research methods, was used. The study, which included the typical case sampling method from purposeful sampling, was carried out in the 2018-2019 academic year with a total of 125 study groups consisting of 73 female and 52 male academicians working at universities in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The "APS Perfectionism Scale" was used to determine the perfectionism levels of academicians working at universities, and the "Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale" was used to determine the self-esteem levels. In order to evaluate the independent variables, a "Personal Information Form" prepared by the researcher was created and information about the variables was collected accordingly. The data were sent to all full-time academicians of the five oldest universities in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus via e-mail, and the data were collected voluntarily by asking them to be answered and returned to the researcher. Correlation analysis was used to analyze the data. According to the results of correlation analysis, it was revealed that there was no relationship between the perfectionism levels of academicians working at universities and their self-esteem levels.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Other Fields of Education
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Anıl Görkem
0000-0003-1532-1360
Cyprus
Publication Date
August 30, 2020
Submission Date
August 2, 2019
Acceptance Date
May 14, 2020
Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 10 Number: 2
