Investigation of adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism with Turkish Almost Perfect Scale-Revised.
The present study examined the factor structure of the Turkish Almost Perfect Scale-Revised to identify adaptive and maladaptive perfectionists and non-perfectionists and examined whether the participants (N= 383) in these groups differed on a measure of psychological distress. A confirmatory factor analysis of the Turkish Almost Perfect Scale-Revised yielded three subscales: High Standards, Order, and Discrepancy. A cluster analysis identified adaptive perfectionists, maladaptive perfectionists, and non-perfectionists and these groups were found to be significantly different from each other on a measure of psychological distress.
Health and Counseling Center, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. pinar@mc.metu.edu.tr
Inci Pinar
IP
Ulu
Esin
E
Tezer
Robert B
RB
Slaney
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult