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Profiles of Perfectionistic Ruminations in Undergraduates: Impact on the Spontaneous Use of Mental Images

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  • María Pilar Aparicio-Flores

    (Department of Developmental Psychology and Teaching, Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain)

  • José María Esteve-Faubel

    (Department of General Didactic and Specific Didactics, Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain)

  • Rosa Pilar Esteve-Faubel

    (Department of General Didactic and Specific Didactics, Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain)

  • Lucía Granados-Alós

    (Faculty of Education, Valencian International University (VIU), 46002 Valencia, Spain)

Abstract

Perfectionistic Automatic Thoughts (PAT) negatively affects people who present it. Hence the importance of their study to determine possible ways of reduction. The current study tried to identify PAT profiles and specify the statistically significant differences in the Spontaneous Use of Mental Imaging in 647 undergraduates. For this the Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory and the Spontaneous Use of Imagery Scale were used. The cluster analyses showed three groups of PATs; low (LPAT), moderate (MPAT) and high (HPAT). An analysis of variance revealed moderate size differences in the visual-spatial capacity as well as in the total of the Spontaneous Use of Mental Images for MPAT and LPAT. Implications for the training of future teachers related to the use of mental imagery that can reduce maladaptive PAT are discussed.

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  • María Pilar Aparicio-Flores & José María Esteve-Faubel & Rosa Pilar Esteve-Faubel & Lucía Granados-Alós, 2020. "Profiles of Perfectionistic Ruminations in Undergraduates: Impact on the Spontaneous Use of Mental Images," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(10), pages 1-8, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:10:p:3488-:d:359153
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