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| Research article summary (published 30 Aug 2002): |
The multidimensional structure of perfectionism in clinically distressed and college student samples.
Full Abstract
Confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate 2 multidimensional measures of perfectionism (R. O. Frost, P. Marten, C. Lahart, & R. Rosenblate, 1990; P. L. Hewitt & G. L. Flett, 1991). On a first-order level, support was found for Hewitt and Flett's (1991) original 3-factor conceptualization of perfectionism, although only for an empirically derived 15-item subset. Support was also obtained for 5 of the 6 dimensions proposed by R. O. Frost et al. (1990), but the model only displayed good fit when a refined scale containing 22 of the original 35 items was used. A second-order analysis found evidence for 2 higher-order factors of adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism. Perfectionism dimensions correlated in expected directions with personality domains, symptom distress, and academic achievement. The brief measures of perfectionism also retained the construct-related validity displayed by the full-item versions.
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Author/s: Cox, Brian J (BJ); Enns, Murray W (MW); Clara, Ian P (IP);
Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. coxbj(-atsign-)cc.umanitoba.ca
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Psychological assessment (Psychol Assess), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Sep; vol 14 (issue 3) : pp 365-73
Dates: Created 2002/09/06; Completed 2002/10/21; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12214443, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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