Effectivenessof Positive ThoughtTraining on Maladjustive Perfectionism in female students of Karaj Islamic Azad University

The purpose of this research was to examine the effects of positive thinking training on maladaptive perfectionism in female student. The study adopted a pre-test post-test quasi experimental design with control group. The statistical population consisted of 16000 female students of Islamic Azad University of Karaj. 270 of them were selected according to random sampling and were given a pre-test Hill’s perfectionism inventory. 80 maladaptive perfectionists were identified and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Then classified according to their marital status, age and educational profile, finally 28 maladaptive perfectionists were selected among them and divided into two groups (14 in an experimental group and 14 in a control group). According to a codified training program the experimental group members were trained positive thinking for 9 sessions then the two groups were given a post-test. Analysis of covariance was adopted for data analysis and study hypothesis. The results of the study showed that positive thinking training is effective in reduction of maladaptive perfectionism rate and also in reduction of each and every subscales of this dimension (negative self-conception, perception of parental pressure and high standards for others). For that reason it was suggested to use positive thinking training as an effective strategy in order to reduce maladaptive dimension of perfectionism attribute for students.