Relationship between school anxiety and perfectionism in a sample of Ecuadorian students

La ansiedad escolar es uno de los trastornos emocionales con mayor prevalencia mundial en todas las edades. El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo examinar la relación de la ansiedad escolar con el perfeccionismo, considerado como un factor de vulnerabilidad psicológico que afecta directamente al rendimiento académico, en una muestra de 1588 estudiantes ecuatorianos de 12 a 18 años (M=14.82; D.E.=1.86). Se utilizaron el Inventario de Ansiedad Escolar (IAES) y la Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale (CAPS). El análisis de los datos reveló que el alumnado con alta ansiedad escolar mostró niveles significativamente más altos de perfeccionismo y que altos niveles de predicen altos niveles de ansiedad escolar. School anxiety is one of the emotional disorders with the highest worldwide prevalence at all ages. The present study aimed to examine the relationship of school anxiety with perfectionism, which is considered as a factor of psychological vulnerability that directly affects academic performance, in a sample of 1588 Ecuadorian students aged 12 to 18 years (M =14.82; S.D. = 1.86). The School Anxiety Inventory (IAES) and the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale (CAPS) were used. Data analysis revealed that students with high school anxiety showed significantly higher levels of perfectionism and that high levels of perfectionism predict high levels of school anxiety.