Adaptive or maladaptive perfectionism? The analysis of correlates of the PWSS of the Working Excessively Questionnaire (WEQ)

• Authors: Wladyslaw Jacek Paluchowski , Elżbieta Hornowska , Piotr Haładziński , Lech Kaczmarek
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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This article presents the results of correlation studies on the Perfectionist Working Style Scale (PWSS) of the Working Excessively Questionnaire (WEQ), developed by Hornowska and Paluchowski (2007). The items of PWSS do not relate to consequences of excessive workload or work addiction, as much as to potential causes of these phenomena. The items pertain to a person’s way / style of preparing and conducting work activities, which is characterized by a person’s excessive strive for excellence. The aim of the study was to investigate the psychological correlates of the perfectionist working style. We formulated hypotheses that apply to the relationship between PWSS and constructs such as self-esteem, locus of control, temperamental traits, hope for success and need for achievement.

• Publisher: University of Wrocław, Institute of Psychology and Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT - Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
• Journal: Polish Journal of Applied Psychology
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 31-49

Contributors

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Wladyslaw Jacek Paluchowski

• Department of Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

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Elżbieta Hornowska

• Department of Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

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Piotr Haładziński

• Department of Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

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Lech Kaczmarek