CONSTRuCTION OF A SCALE TO ASSESS MALADAPTIVE PERFECTIONISM IN ChILDREN IN ITS SOCIAL DIMENSION

OROS, L. B.; SERPPE, M.; CHEMISQUY, S.; VENTURA, J. L.

REVISTA ARGENTINA DE CLINICA PSICOLOGICA

FUNDACION AIGLE

Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2019 vol. 28 p. 385 - 398

0327-6716

This work aimed at constructing and validating a scale in order to assess the interpersonal dimensionsof dysfunctional perfectionism in children. Two studies were conducted. The first one proposeda preliminary pool of items submitted to expert and child judgment in order to assess itsclarity and theoretical adequacy. The second one aimed to analyze the psychometric properties ofthe resulting scale (n = 849). Exploratory and Confirmatory Factorial Analyzes denoted the existenceof two distinguishable factors: Socially Prescribed Perfectionism (ω = .84) and Other-Oriented Perfectionism(ω = .83). The final version of the scale included 16 items (ω = .89). It is concluded thatinterpersonal dimensions of the new scale of maladaptive perfectionism in children work properlyand could be of great relevance to expand the understanding of this construct during childhood