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College students feel more pressure to be perfect. Experts explain why

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College students report rising perfectionism. Researchers point to economic pressure and inequality, while experts cite social comparison.

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College students report rising perfectionism. Researchers point to economic pressure and inequality, while experts cite social comparison.

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Price since this story was published: Perfect (PERF)

Since the first closing price after “College students feel more pressure to be perfect. Experts explain why,” Perfect (PERF) is +2.06%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +1.21% over the same days, a +0.85% difference versus the market.

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Price levels for Perfect (PERF)

PERF traded between 1.89 and 1.99 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 1.98.

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14 out of 100

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