Perfectionistic strivings show a significant small-to-medium positive relationship with academic achievement (r+ = .24)¶

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q3 i2 Perfectionistic strivings are positively related to academic achievement with a pooled correlation of r+ = .24. → Madigan 2019

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Madigan 2019¶

Madigan, D. J. (2019). A meta-analysis of perfectionism and academic achievement. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09484-2

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Random-effects meta-analysis of 37 studies (N = 8,901) reporting the relationship between perfectionistic strivings and academic achievement (GPA, grades, exam performance). The printed pooled effect size was r+ = .24 (95% CI .21, .27), a small-to-medium positive relationship.

"Perfectionistic strivings showed a small-to-medium positive relationship with academic achievement (r+ = .24; 95% Confidence Interval = .21, .27; 80% Credibility Interval = .10, .34)"

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