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Perfectionism and Negative Mood: The Mediating Roles of Validation from Others versus Self
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Wu, Tsui-Feng; Wei, Meifen – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2008
This study examined a model in which the need for reassurance from others and the capacity for self-reinforcement mediated the relationships between two dimensions of perfectionism (evaluative concerns [EC] perfectionism and personal standards [PS] perfectionism) and anxiety and depression. Results from structural equation modeling of data from…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Reinforcement, Self Reward, Depression (Psychology)
Effects of Self-Control Training on Study Activity and Academic Performance: An Analysis of Self-Monitoring, Self-Reward, and Systematic-Planning Components
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Greiner, Jerry M.; Karoly, Paul – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1976
The relative efficacy of training in self-monitoring, self-reward, and planning as aids to self-control was examined. Subjects received training in a standard study method and received degrees of training in self-control. The group that received training in self-monitoring, self-reward, and planning strategies significantly outperformed other…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Learning Processes, Planning
An Investigation of Naturally Occurring Episodes of Self-Controlled Behaviors
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Perri, Michael G.; Richards, C. Steven – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1977
College students, 48 males and 48 females, were interviewed about attempts to self-control overeating, smoking, studying, or dating. Results indicated successful self-controllers used more techniques for longer periods of time, use of self-reinforcement procedures was an important discriminant of successful self-management, and methods varied…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Habit Formation