Reinforcement Sensitivity and Regulatory Focus Predict Perfectionism
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Charles Palmer Mautz (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
- Advisor
- Robert Hill
Abstract: This study was an investigation of the predictive ability of the Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST), Behavioral Activation System (BAS), and Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS), as well as the Regulatory Focus Theory (RFT) promotion focus and prevention focus in predicting the two dimensions of perfectionism known as personal standards and self-evaluative perfectionism. Perfectionism is well-defined in the research literature as a two-dimensional construct, one dimension being associated with strivings and goals, the other with concerns and worries, known respectively as personal standards and self-evaluative perfectionism. RST, an attempt to explain behavior at the neuropsychological level, has three dimensions, two of which are assessed in this investigation and are known as BAS and BIS. The BAS and BIS are related to responses to positive stimuli and ambiguously negative stimuli, respectively. RFT posits that two systems of conscious focus determine behavior from an experiential standpoint: promotion focus and prevention focus, both being state-specific approaches. The promotion focused state is engaged with attaining reward, while the prevention focused state is concerned with avoiding loss; subsequently, both are goal-oriented mindsets. This study attempted to predict the two dimensions of perfectionism by using each of the RST systems and each of the RFT systems as predictors.
Reinforcement Sensitivity and Regulatory Focus Predict Perfectionism
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- Mautz, C.P. (2013). Reinforcement Sensitivity and Regulatory Focus Predict Perfectionism. Unpublished master’s thesis. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
- Language: English
- Date: 2013
- Keywords
- Personality, Perfectionism, Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory, Regulatory Focus Theory