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Research Paper |
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Impact of Physical Education Teachers' Training Programme on
Management of Perfectionism |
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India |
Authors |
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Somnath Nandy, Madhab Chandra Ghosh, Samirranjan Adhikari |
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10.9790/0837-0241015  |
Abstract:Perfectionism is a personality trait characterized by striving for flawlessness and setting excessively
high standards for performance, accompanied by tendencies toward overly critical evaluations of one's
behaviour. In physical education teachers training curriculum there is ample scope of rigorous physical activity
as well as educational and mental exercise; so the main goal of the present study was to ascertain the impact of
this training on management of Perfectionism. To measure Perfectionism of prospective teachers in physical
education, Perfectionistic Self-Presentation Scale (PSPS) was administered on students of B.P.Ed. Course in
three different phases during the academic session 2006 – 2007. The mean of the 1st Factor of PSPS (i.e.,
Perfectionistic Self-Promotion: proclaiming and displaying one's perfection) scores of 1st, 2nd and 3rd phase of
testing were 50.69, 41.82 and 25.22 respectively. In 2nd Factor of PSPS: (i.e., Non-display of Imperfection:
concealing and avoiding behavioral demonstration of one's imperfection) these were 52.90, 44.65 and 28.38
respectively. In 3rd Factor (i.e., Non-disclosure of Imperfection: evading and avoiding verbal admission of one's
imperfection) the means were 54.23, 47.64 and 31.14 respectively. We may conclude that the physical education
teachers' training programme (B.P.Ed. Course) have positive impact on management of Perfectionism.
Key words: Likert type scale, Management of Perfectionism, Perfectionism, Perfectionistic Self-Presentation
Scale (PSPS), Physical Education Teachers' Training Programme,
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