Creative self-efficacy and goal orientation as predictions by neurotic perfection among university students who are academically excelling

Thabet Fadl Ramadan, Ahmed; Sayed Jumaa, Nasser

doi:10.21608/jsre.2020.80211

Creative self-efficacy and goal orientation as predictions by neurotic perfection among university students who are academically excelling

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education - Sadat City University

² Associate Professor, Dhofar University, Sultanate of Oman – Assistant Professor, Mental Health, College of Education, Minia University

10.21608/jsre.2020.80211

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify the relationship between Neurotic Perfectionism by Goal Orientation And Creative Self – Efficacy and identify how can Goal Orientation and Creative Self – Efficacy predicted by Neurotic Perfectionism among academically excelling university students , participated in this study (215) third year student from Sadat city university Their ages ranged between (20) years to (21.6) years, with an average age of (20.9) years and a standard deviation of (0.8) year, The study used: Neurotic Perfectionism scale (Prepared by: the author), Goal Orientation scale (prepared by: Rabea Rashwan, 2006) and Creative Self – Efficacy scale for Abbot (2010) Translated by the author, The study found that: there is a statistically significant negative relationship between Neurotic Perfectionism and Mastery Goal Orientation, there is a statistically significant positive relationship between Neurotic Perfectionism and performance Goal Orientation and a statistically significant negative relationship between Neurotic Perfectionism and Creative Self – Efficacy. It also found that: Neurotic Perfectionism can be predicted from Goal Orientation and Creative Self – Efficacy.

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