Research Scholar, Department of Computer Science, Namseoul University, 91 Daehakro seonghwaneup Sebukgu Cheonansi, Chungcheonnamdo, Korea
Universities are autonomous educational institutions where how one conducts oneself is of utmost importance. This study looks at the correlation between perfectionism, optimism, and students’ satisfaction with university life.
Students (N: 195) enrolled in the N University in the Choongnam region were selected for the research. The selection was from each grade level and restricted to those taking liberal arts classes who responded correctly to the questionnaire. Perfectionism, optimism, and university life satisfaction are the main variables. Conclusions were drawn based on demographic traits, descriptive statistics, factor analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis.
The results were categorized into a total of four sub-categories of perfectionism; the three disposition of perfectionism (self-oriented perfectionism, other-oriented perfectionism, socially prescribed perfectionism) as well as work-oriented perfectionism as a result of a factor analysis. Furthermore, regression analysis was carried out to predict the link between perfectionism and optimism on university life satisfaction, which revealed that optimism has a significant influence on satisfaction while perfectionism does not. In relation to perfectionism, optimism, and university life satisfaction, only optimism was correlated with satisfaction.
Although they are adults, students’ satisfaction with university life is influenced by their psychological tendencies. Thus, we should support individual growth and development that takes personal psychological differences into consideration.
Perfectionism, optimism, satisfaction with universitylife, psychological tendency, individual growth
