Relationship between Academic Perfectionism and Depression: Role of Self Concealment among Students

Authors

  • Salma Malik, Saba Ghayas, Shaista Khalid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30971/pje.v39i2.879

Keywords:

academic perfectionism, depression, self-concealment, depression, mediation

Abstract

The mediational role of self-concealment in relationship with
Academic Perfectionism and Depression is explored in the present study.
A sample of students (N=200) was taken from various departments of the

University of Sargodha using a purposive sampling technique. Self-
concealment, academic perfectionism and depression were measured by

using Urdu translated Self-Concealment Scale (SCS; Malik & Ghayas,
2014) Academic Perfectionism Scale (APS; Malik & Ghayas, 2014) and
Urdu translated depression subscale of DASS (Farooqi & Habib, 2010)
respectively. Results indicated the academic perfectionism as a
significant positive predictor of self-concealment and depression.
Furthermore, data analysis revealed that self-concealment was a
significant positive predictor of depression among university students.
The results of this study also indicated that self-concealment also plays
the role of a mediator in the relationship between perfectionism and
depression. Non-significant gender differences were found in depression
among university students. Moreover, the current study yielded that the
level of self-concealment was higher among males than females, whereas
the level of academic perfectionism was higher among females as
compared to males.

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Published

2023-04-04

How to Cite

Salma Malik, Saba Ghayas, Shaista Khalid. (2023). Relationship between Academic Perfectionism and Depression: Role of Self Concealment among Students. PJE, 39(2). https://doi.org/10.30971/pje.v39i2.879

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