APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Perfectionism and Parenting Styles in Middle Childhood Among Japanese Elementary School Children
- Akiko Watabe
University of Northern Colorado - David Hibbard
California State University, Chico - Gail Walton
California State University, Chico
Abstract
This study explored associations among gender, age, parenting style, and perfectionism for 438 (221 boys and 217 girls) Japanese elementary school children in ages eight through twelve. Participants completed a measure of perfectionism and parenting style. Overall, females had higher self-oriented perfectionism than males.
Personality
