The Relationship Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Perfectionism in College Students: The Mediating Effect of Self-Esteem

Abstract

Perfectionism, as a personality trait and way of thinking, is the result of long-term interaction between college students and the external environment, and is a relatively stable feature of individuals in different situations. This study investigated the relationship between perfectionism, self-esteem, and academic self-efficacy among 359 college students. Specifically, structural equation modeling was used to examine the relationship between perfectionism and academic self-efficacy and the mediating role of self-esteem. The result of the study shows that: (1) self-esteem has a partially mediating effect on the influence of self-efficacy of learning ability on positive and negative perfectionisms; (2) self-esteem also has a partially mediating effect on the influence of self-efficacy of learning behavior on positive and negative perfectionisms. The results of this study have certain theoretical significance for broadening the local empirical research of perfectionism and academic self-efficacy, and play an important role in improving college students' academic self-efficacy.