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Completed quantitative research study

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Clinical Psychology

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First generation professionals (FGPs)––individuals who are the first in their family to receive a college degree and obtain a higher-level professional position––face additional stressors throughout their professional career that may lead to more psychological distress. This study investigates the relationship between FGP status, maladaptive perfectionism, fear of failure, wellbeing, and mental health outcomes within an FGP and non-FGP population (n = 210). We found that maladaptive perfectionism was higher in the FGP population, however findings from our parallel mediation analyses revealed no significant differences between FGPs and non-FGPs mental health outcomes.

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This poster was also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Riverside, CA, April 2023

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Mental health in the workplace: How first-generation professional status does not predict mental health outcomes.

First generation professionals (FGPs)––individuals who are the first in their family to receive a college degree and obtain a higher-level professional position––face additional stressors throughout their professional career that may lead to more psychological distress. This study investigates the relationship between FGP status, maladaptive perfectionism, fear of failure, wellbeing, and mental health outcomes within an FGP and non-FGP population (n = 210). We found that maladaptive perfectionism was higher in the FGP population, however findings from our parallel mediation analyses revealed no significant differences between FGPs and non-FGPs mental health outcomes.

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