Enduring in an "Impossible" Occupation
Perfectionism and Commitment to Teaching
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4307675 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brady K Jones (0000-0003-1191-904X, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 437-446 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Teacher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4871 • E-ISSN: 1552-7816 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022487116668021 |
| OpenAlex | W2520507521 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 35 |
Very little is known about the role of person-level qualities, or personality, in the teacher labor market. This study explores the role of perfectionism in teacher occupational commitment and retention. One hundred eighteen graduates of a competitive teacher preparation program with widely varying levels of total years commitment to the job completed a measure of three dimensions of perfectionism- standards (holding oneself to high standards), order (valuing neatness, tidiness, and being disciplined), and discrepancy (perceiving a gap between ambitions and abilities)-and gave information about their personal backgrounds and work histories. Results suggest that none of the dimensions of perfectionism predict teacher commitment in the sample as a whole, but that the order dimension significantly predicts long-term commitment to struggling urban versus affluent suburban schools. These results imply that long-term urban teachers may be adept at overlooking difficult and sometimes chaotic circumstances to sustain themselves in the occupation
Dimension (graph theory) · Economics · Order (exchange) · Perfectionism (psychology) · Personality · Sample (material) · Sociology · Work (physics) · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |