RT Journal Article
T1 Psychometric Properties of the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale in Spanish Children and Adolescents
A1 Gavino-Lázaro, Aurora
A1 Nogueira, Raquel
A1 Pérez-Costillas, Lucía María
A1 Godoy-Ávila, Antonio
K1 Niños - Psicología
K1 Perfección
K1 Escala multidimensional
AB The Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS) is one of the most used instruments to assess perfectionism. The FMPS assesses six dimensions: Concern over Mistakes (CM), Parental Expectations (EP), Parental Criticism (PC), Doubts about Actions (DA), Organization (OR), and Personal Standards (PS). CM, PE, PC, and DA are facets of a more general dimension considered Maladaptive Perfectionism. PS is frequently considered Adaptive Perfectionism. FMPS psychometric properties have been studied in adults but scarcely in children. We adapted the FMPS for Spanish children and adolescents and studied these properties in a sample of 1,648 Spanish young people (mean age = 13.36; SD = 2.28). Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses were used to test whether the FMPS dimensions found in adults are applicable to children. Results supported this hypothesis. The FMPS dimensional structure was invariant across gender and age. FMPS subscales showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α: .71-.92) and test–retest reliability (intraclass correlations: .70-.85). Moderate and high correlations with measures of dysfunctional beliefs, anxiety, and depression supported the validity of the FMPS scores. Results from regression equations showed that the relationship of perfectionism with anxiety and depression is mostly due to Maladaptive Perfectionism.
YR 2017
FD 2017-11-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/29943
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/29943
LA eng
NO Gavino, A., Nogueira, R., Pérez-Costillas, L., & Godoy, A. (2019). Psychometric Properties of the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale in Spanish Children and Adolescents. Assessment, 26(3), 445-464.
NO The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The current study was financed by the Andalusian Regional Government, Research Grant SEJ11-7956.
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