Abstract:

This research aims to analyze the relationship between positive and negative perfectionism traits and academic risk taking levels of 8th grade students. For this purpose relational method was used in the study. The sample was consist of 216 Primary School students (114 girls and 102 boys) attending 8th grade during 2011-2012 academic year first semester in Battalgazi-Malatya. "Positive and Negative Perfectionism Sclae" developed by Kırdök (2004) to determine traits of students' positive and negative perfectionism and "Academic Risk Taking Scale" developed by Clifford (1991) and was adapted to Turkish by Korkmaz (2002) to determine students'academic risk taking levels were used. The obtained data were analyzed by means of SPSS 17.0 package program.To analyze the obtained data Pearson-Product Moment Correlation was used. According the results obtained from the study, it was found that there is a significant and positive relationship between positive perfectionism and academic risk taking levels of students. It is determined that there is a significant and negative relationship between students' negative perfectionism traits and their academic risk taking levels.

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