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Table 2 Analysis of variance of the group differences in the dimensions of perfectionism

From: Is perfect good? – Dimensions of perfectionism in newly admitted medical students

Group

ANOVA

 

High school degree

HAM-Nat

HAM-Int

Waiting period

Others

F

h2

d.f.

 

(M ± SD)

(M ± SD)

(M ± SD)

(M ± SD)

(M ± SD)

   

MPS-H

    SOP

53.55 ± 10.03a

51.24 ± 9.91

49.48 ± 9.24

46.54 ± 10.99

49.12 ± 9.69

3.52*

.05

(4, 288)

    OOP

42.61 ± 9.40

42.17 ± 11.63

42.14 ± 10.60

41.04 ± 9.12

49.00 ± 9.98b,c

3.32*

.04

(4, 288)

    SPP

39.12 ± 11.95

38.60 ± 10.10

36.32 ± 9.82

40.54 ± 9.79

40.50 ± 9.04

1.52

.02

(4, 288)

MPS-F

    CM

24.18 ± 7.13

23.18 ± 7.11

21.28 ± 6.97

21.70 ± 7.55

21.00 ± 7.46

1.88

.03

(4, 292)

    PS

30.67 ± 4.17d

29.25 ± 5.39

28.73 ± 4.72

26.29 ± 4.88

27.69 ± 6.39

5.70*

.07

(4, 292)

    PE

12.68 ± 5.26

12.62 ± 4.38

11.73 ± 4.97

11.72 ± 3.45

12.42 ± 5.88

0.62

.01

(4, 293)

    PC

6.88 ± 3.42

7.45 ± 3.09

6.89 ± 3.33

7.80 ± 3.52

7.88 ± 4.19

0.98

.01

(4, 293)

    DA

10.68 ± 3.57

11.04 ± 3.09

11.01 ± 3.55

10.84 ± 3.13

10.88 ± 4.33

0.11

.00

(4, 291)

    O

29.00 ± 4.84

27.20 ± 5.21

27.48 ± 4.66

27.92 ± 4.75

27.79 ± 6.39

1.10

.02

(4, 291)

CM

        

    AP

0.68 ± 1.66e

0.24 ± 1.83f

- 0.06 ± 1.67

- 0.86 ± 1.76

- 0.26 ± 1.82

5.56**

.07

(4, 289)

    MP

0.22 ± 2.40

0.21 ± 2.25

- 0.33 ± 2.50

- 0.19 ± 2.47

- 0.06 ± 2.90

0.65

.01

(4, 288)

  1. Notes: MPS-H multidimensional perfectionism scale by Hewitt and Flett, SOP self-oriented perfectionism, OOP other-oriented perfectionism, SPP socially prescribed perfectionism, MPS-F multidimensional perfectionism scale by Frost et al., CM concern over mistakes, PS personal standards, PE parental expectations, PC parental criticism, DA doubts about action, O organization, AP adaptive perfectionism, MP maladaptive perfectionism, d.f. degrees of freedom. The reported MPS-F scores are transformed standardized t-scores. * = p < 0.05; ** = p < .001. a = High school degree vs. waiting period: p = .01; b = Others vs. HAM-Nat: p = .02; c = Others vs. HAM-Int: p = .03; d = High school degree vs. waiting period: p < .001; High school degree vs. waiting period: p < .001; f = HAM-Nat vs. waiting period: p = .004