Är perfektionistiska danslärare stressade? : En kvantitativ studie om stress och perfektionism hos professionella danslärare.

Sammanfattning: Aim The aim of the present study was to examine the correlation between different types of perfectionism and perceived stress. The following issues were investigated: 1) Does dance teachers with higher levels of perfectionism also experience higher levels of stress? 2) Are there any differences between different types of perfectionism? 3) How much of the variation of perceived stress can be explained by variables such as age, experience and different types of perfectionism? Method In order to achieve the purpose of the study, a survey was conducted. The final selection consisted of 70 dance teachers with a mean age of 33.5 years. The survey content consisted of Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS; Hewitt & Flett, 1991, 2004), which had 15 questions about each kind of perfectionism (SIP, AIP and SFP), and Perceived Stress Scale ((PSS-10; Cohen, S., Kamarck, T., & Mermelstein, R. (1983), which consisted of 10 questions about perceived stress. The data was exported to SPSS. Then a correlation analyses, as well as a regression analysis was made. Results Strong positive relationships were seen between socially prescribed perfectionism (SPP) and perceived stress, as well as self oriented perfectionism (SOP) and perceived stress. SOP correlated with other oriented perfectionism (OOP), as well as with SPP. Higher-aged dance teachers estimated lower levels of SOP, SPP and perceived stress. SPP proved to be the strongest predictor on perceived stress. Conclusions Dance teachers with high levels of SPP and SOP seem to be more stressed. The older and more experienced the danceteachers were, the less perfectionist and stressed they were. The strongest predictor of stress was SPP. If you are interested in finding out which dance teachers (or teachers / coaches) are at greatest risk of stress, it may be important to investigate their levels of SPP.