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A longitudinal examination of the relationship between perfectionism and motivational climate in dance

  • Sanna M. Nordin-Bates
    ,
  • Andrew P. Hill
    ,
  • Jennifer Cumming
    ,
  • Imogen Aujla
    ,
  • Emma Redding
  • Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
    ,
  • University of Leeds
    ,
  • University of Birmingham
    ,
  • Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
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Abstract

The present study examined the relationship between dance-related perfectionism and perceptions of motivational climate in dance over time. In doing so, three possibilities were tested: (a) perfectionism affects perceptions of the motivational climate, (b) perceptions of the motivational climate affect perfectionism, and (c) the relationship is reciprocal. Two hundred seventy-one young dancers (M = 14.21 years old, SD = 1.96) from UK Centres for Advanced Training completed questionnaires twice, approximately 6 months apart. Cross-lagged analysis indicated that perfectionistic concerns led to increased perceptions of an ego-involving climate and decreased perceptions of a task-involving climate over time. In addition, perceptions of a task-involving climate led to increased perfectionistic strivings over time. The findings suggest that perfectionistic concerns may color perceptions of training/performing environments so that mistakes are deemed unacceptable and only superior performance is valued. They also suggest that perceptions of a task-involving climate in training/performing environments may encourage striving for excellence and perfection without promoting excessive concerns regarding their attainment.

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Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 382-391

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (Volume 36, Issue 4)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/08/2014

Publication status

Published - 01/08/2014

ISSN

0895-2779

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/576792
  • Scopus: 84913533517

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