Clarifying the Construct of Perfectionism

Autor/inn/en	Stairs, Agnes M.; Smith, Gregory T.; Zapolski, Tamika C. B.; Combs, Jessica L.; Settles, Regan E.
Titel	Clarifying the Construct of Perfectionism
Quelle	In: Assessment, 19 (2012) 2, S.146-166 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1073-1911
DOI	10.1177/1073191111411663
Schlagwörter	Factor Structure; Personality Traits; Factor Analysis; Test Construction; Measurement Techniques; Psychological Patterns; Questionnaires; Negative Attitudes; Affective Behavior; Behavior Problems; Standards; Expectation; Satisfaction; Cognitive Processes; Undergraduate Students; Test Items; Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale; NEO Personality Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenstruktur; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Faktorenanalyse; Testaufbau; Messtechnik; Fragebogen; Negative Fixierung; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Standard; Expectancy; Erwartung; Zufriedenheit; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Test content; Testaufgabe
Abstract	The construct of perfectionism is related to many important outcome variables. However, the term "perfectionism" has been defined in many different ways, and items comprising the different existing scales appear to be very different in content. The overarching aim of the present set of studies was to help clarify the specific unidimensional personality constructs that contribute to perfectionistic behavior. First, trained raters reliably sorted items from existing measures of perfectionism into nine dimensions. An exploratory factor analysis, followed by a confirmatory factor analysis on an independent sample, resulted in a 9-scale, 61-item measure, called the Measure of Constructs Underlying Perfectionism. The nine scales were internally consistent and stable across time, and they were differentially associated with relevant measures of personality in theoretically meaningful ways. (Contains 7 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10