EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES: THEORY & PRACTICE , vol.20, no.4, pp.16-35, 2020 (Scopus)
Perfectionism is a personality trait consisting of many dimensions, and
various factors are effective in the formation of this personality trait. At
this point, parenting styles appear as a factor that should be examined. The purpose of this
study was to determine the relationship between multidimensional perfectionism and parenting styles. For the study, the Eric, Jstor, Sage Journal, Scopus, Springer Link, Taylor
& Francis Online, Google Scholar, Ulakbim, YÖK (the Council of Higher
Education), EBSCO Open Dissertations and ProQuest Dissertation and Thesis
databases were used. “Parenting styles” and “perfectionism” were used as search
terms in databases. 7 studies that met the selection criteria were included in
the meta-analysis. Random
effect model was used in the analysis. As a result of the
analysis, a weak and positive relationship was found between perfectionist
efforts and parent styles other than permissive parenting styles. A weak and
positive directional relationship between perfectionist anxieties and
authoritarian, protective and permissive parenting styles; On the other hand, a
weak negative relationship was found with the democratic parental style.
Between order, which is the last dimension of perfectionism, and democratic and
protective parenting styles; a weak negative relationship was found between
authoritarian parenting styles. is a personality trait consisting of many dimensions, and various factors are effective in the formation of this personality trait. At this point, parenting styles appear as a factor that should be examined. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between multidimensional perfectionism and parenting styles. For the study, the Eric, JSTOR, Sage Journal, Scopus, Springer Link, Taylor & Francis Online, Google Scholar, Ulakbim, YÖK (the Council of Higher Education), EBSCO Open Dissertations and ProQuest Dissertation and Thesis databases were used. “Parenting styles” and “perfectionism” were used as search terms inthedatabases. Sevenstudies met the selection criteria to be included in the meta-analysis. Random effect model wasused in the analysis. As a result of the analysis, a weak and positive relationship was found between perfectionist strivingsand parentingstyles except permissive parenting styles. A weak and positive directional relationship between perfectionistconcernsand authoritarian, protective and permissive parenting styleswas also found.Moreover,a weak negativerelationship between perfectionist concerns and authoritative parental stylewas found.There was a positive relationship between order, which is the last dimension of perfectionism, and authoritative and protective parenting styles.A weak negative relationship was found between order and authoritarian parenting style.The findings of this study revealed that all three dimensions of perfectionism are related to four parenting styles.