TY - JOUR KW - Perfectionism KW - Test anxiety KW - Discrepancy KW - Argentina AU - Fernán G. Arana AU - Eduardo G. Keegan AB - Perfectionism (adaptive and maladaptive) and test anxiety have been studied separately in the university realm, and there is a paucity of published research examining their relationship, despite evident conceptual links. Since valid and reliable instruments for assessing both constructs are available in Argentina, the relationship between perfectionism and test anxiety was investigated in a sample of 102 students (86 females) through multiple linear regression analysis. Results indicated that the negative dimension of perfectionism, operationalised as a discrepancy, yielded a predictive capacity of 38% in the variability of test anxiety. However, the positive dimensions of perfectionism showed no explanatory power. These results are discussed in terms of their conceptual and clinical implications. IS - 1 N2 - Perfectionism (adaptive and maladaptive) and test anxiety have been studied separately in the university realm, and there is a paucity of published research examining their relationship, despite evident conceptual links. Since valid and reliable instruments for assessing both constructs are available in Argentina, the relationship between perfectionism and test anxiety was investigated in a sample of 102 students (86 females) through multiple linear regression analysis. Results indicated that the negative dimension of perfectionism, operationalised as a discrepancy, yielded a predictive capacity of 38% in the variability of test anxiety. However, the positive dimensions of perfectionism showed no explanatory power. These results are discussed in terms of their conceptual and clinical implications. PB - Elsevier PY - 2016 SP - 33 EP - 38 T2 - Ansiedad y Estrés TI - The relationship between the dimensions of perfectionism and test anxiety in Argentine psychology students UR - http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1134793716300100 VL - 22 SN - 1134-7937 ER -