Comparison of types of perfectionism with personality traits in children of divorced families and others

The family is the smallest social unit. Its stability or instability affects family members and society, and the collapse of this small unit has a profound effect on children. The aim of this study was to compare the types of perfectionism with personality traits in students of divorced families and other students. The research method was descriptive and comparative analytical. The statistical population of the study was two groups of children of divorce and other children living in Gorgan in 2020-2021 that 200 students (100 children of divorce and 100 other children) were selected by available sampling method and voluntarily to participate in the study as a sample. Measurement tools included Perfectionism Questionnaire (Frost) and Personality Traits Questionnaire (Neo). Data analysis methods included descriptive methods and Pearson correlation method. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups of children of divorce and other children in the subscales of worry about mistakes, parental expectations, parental criticism, and neuroticism. But there was no significant difference between conscientiousness, pleasantness and extraversion between the two groups. The results showed high scores of neuroticism and perfectionism in children of divorce compared to other children. The implications of the result are discussed in the article.