Neurotic perfectionism, perceived stress, and self-esteem among Japanese men: A prospective study

The present study examined the relationship between self-report scores of n eurotic perfectionism and of perceived stress and self-esteem 6 wk. later a mong 146 Japanese male college students. Hierarchical regression analysis i ndicated that scores for neurotic perfectionism accounted for statistically significant but functionally small variance (4% and 3%) in scores for perc eived stress and self-esteem obtained at Time 2 (6 wk. later), after contro lling for the scores for perceived stress and self-esteem at Time 1, respec tively.