Developmental Trajectories of Maladaptive Perfectionism among African American Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Herman, Keith C.; Wang, Kenneth; Trotter, Reid; Reinke, Wendy M.; Ialongo, Nicholas
Titel	Developmental Trajectories of Maladaptive Perfectionism among African American Adolescents
Quelle	In: Child Development, 84 (2013) 5, S.1633-1650 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/cdev.12078
Schlagwörter	African American Children; Adolescents; Adolescent Development; Adjustment (to Environment); Urban Youth; Personality Traits; Change; Grade 6; Grade 12; Correlation; Symptoms (Individual Disorders) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Child; Children; Afroamerikaner; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Wandel; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Korrelation; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	This study examined the developmental trajectories of maladaptive perfectionism over a 7-year period among African American youth living in an urban setting (N = 547). In particular, the study attempted to determine whether two maladaptive aspects of perfectionism (socially prescribed and self-critical) changed over time and could be distinguished by variables in 6th and 12th grades (M[subscript age] at study entry [first grade] was 6.22 years [SD = 0.34]). Four classes best described the developmental trajectories on both measures of maladaptive perfectionism: high, low, increasing, and decreasing. Sixth- and 12th-grade correlates, including measures of internalizing symptoms, mostly confirmed the distinctiveness of these classes. Parallel process analyses suggested that the two processes are complementary, yet distinct. Implications regarding the prevention of maladaptive perfectionism are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10