Perfectionism and physical activity among adolescents

Abstract

The present study aimed to compare young people by sex, level of physical activity and stage ofadolescence according to levels of perfectionism. The sample consisted of 184 individuals (96 female)aged between 11 and 17 years old living in the interior of northern Portugal. The junior form of thePerfectionism Self-Presentation Scale (PSPS-Jr.) was used. The study showed differences by levels ofphysical activity, age group and sex. In view of the results, we can conclude that the very active scorehigher in the three subscales of perfectionism that younger adolescents differ in the self-promotionand non-verbalization subscales. Comparisons by sex show that male individuals have higher valuesfor all evaluated parameters.