LONELINESS IN MANAGERS SHOWING PERFECTIONIST BEHAVIOR

Authors : Olgun İrmak ÇETİN

Pages : 63-75

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Publication Date : 2019-01-16

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Object: This study aims to empirically test whether there is a relationship between perfectionism and loneliness in the sense that managers, known as perfectionists in businesses, feel loneliness. Findings: Factor analysis and reliability tests were applied to the data set. Loneliness variable is collected in 1 sub-dimension; Perfectionism variable is collected in 3 sub-dimensions. The effect of the independent variables Self-Oriented Perfectionism (SOP), Other-Oriented Perfectionism (OOP) and Socially-Prescribed Perfectionism (SPP) on loneliness perception was tested. For the test of research hypotheses, regression analysis was performed with SPSS package program. Result: No relationship was found between the Self-Oriented Perfectionism sub-dimension of Perfectionism variable and Loneliness, but there were positive and significant relationships between Other- Oriented Perfectionism and Socially-Prescribed Perfectionism and Loneliness.
Keywords : Self Oriented Perfectionism, Other Oriented Perfectionism, Socially Prescribed Perfectionism, Emotional Loneliness, Social Loneliness