ISSN 2078-9823 (Print), ISSN 2587-7879 (Online)

DOI: 10.24412/2078-9823.070.025.202502.177-188

Nadezhda N. Morozova1, Nadezhda A. Veryaskina2

1 National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia),

e-mail: nnm2605@yandex.ru

2 National Research Nizhny Novgorod State University (Nizhny Novgorod, Russia),

e-mail: veriaskina.nadya@yandex.ru

 

Correlation of the Delayed Life Syndrome and Perfectionism in University Students

 

Abstract

Introduction. Currently, more and more people are prone to postponing their lives “for later”. This phenomenon has acquired the name “deferred life syndrome”. The problem of deferred life among students and young people, although relevant, still remains little covered in the literature. In the modern information world, there is a wide variety of views on the phenomenon itself, which often leads to the incorrect use of key concepts in the professional psychological environment. Theoretical analysis of the literature. Deferred life syndrome (DLS) is a relatively new concept in modern psychology. One of the first descriptions of the phenomenon in our country was proposed by V. P. Serkin in the 90s of the last century as a result of a comprehensive study of the psychological characteristics of those who live in the northern regions and dream of moving to the southern regions. As noted by various authors, deferred life syndrome is a set of life scenarios in which an individual sincerely and often unconsciously becomes convinced that he is only preparing for real life, postponing it for later. Most experts do not consider the phenomenon of deferred life syndrome to be a psychological or mental disorder, but they recognize that it can contribute to the development of neuroses, depression and other similar conditions that inevitably lead to a deterioration in the quality of life.

Materials and Methods. In order to identify the nature of the relationship between the severity of deferred life syndrome and perfectionism in university students, we conducted an empirical study at the National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk). The sample consisted of 52 students. In accordance with the purpose and objectives of the study, we compiled an original questionnaire of 30 questions designed to diagnose deferred life syndrome. To study the desire for perfectionism, the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS) technique was used.

Research Results and Discussion. The analysis of the obtained data allows us to conclude that there is a relationship between the syndrome of postponed life and perfectionism in university students, that is, the greater the desire for perfection and ideality, the more willingly a university student will postpone important decisions in his life and his life in general. At the same time, the most pronounced correlation was between the desire to postpone life “for later” and the scale “Socially prescribed perfectionism”, which indicates that respondents believe that society imposes unattainable requirements. They tend to demand more and perfection from themselves, and also believe that others also expect them to justify unrealistic demands and therefore depend on the assessment and approval of others.

Keywords: deferred life, syndrome, mortgage scenario, university students, perfectionism, correlation, socially prescribed.

For citation: Morozova N. N., Veryaskina N. A. Correlation of the Delayed Life Syndrome and Perfectionism in University Students. Gumanitarian: aktual’nye problemy gumanitarnoi nauki i obrazovaniia = Russian Journal of the Humanities. 2025; 25(2): 177–188. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.24412/2078-9823.070.025.202502.177-188.

 

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