THE EFFECT OF PERFECTIONISM AND SELF-COMPASSION ON POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT AND APPEARANCE ANXIETY AMONG ADOLESCENTS

Abstract

Perfectionism is unquestionably ingrained in our daily lives and can be found in a variety of contexts, including work, school, relationships etc. While self-compassion entails being compassionate and understanding towards oneself in the face of perceived failures or weaknesses, perfectionism manifests itself by setting unreasonably demanding standards for self and being unduly critical of one's own performance.. Through a comprehensive review of existing literature and quantitative research, this study examines the effect of perfectionism as well as selfcompassion on appearance anxiety and positive and negative affect. For this purpose, 240 Pakistani students were selected. The Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS), The Self Compassion Scale (SCS), Appearance Anxiety Inventory (API) and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) were selected to collect the data. It is hypothesized that there will be a significant positive relationship between perfectionism and appearance anxiety and negative affect, as well as significant negative relationship between perfectionism and positive affect. Furthermore, self-compassion will have significant positive relationship with positive affect and significant negative relationship with appearance anxiety and negative affect.