The Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale revisited: More perfect with four (instead of six) dimensions

Stöber, Joachim

doi:10.1016/s0191-8869(97)00207-9

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“…The six component solution explained 61.02% of the total scale variance. All of the factors had good psychometric properties (Cronbach α F1 = .933; F2 = .829; The four factor solution was similar to the structure found by other autors [15][16][17][18]26 showing an aggregation of the CM and DA dimensions and of the PE and PC dimensions. These lead to two new subscales: CMDA and PEPC.…”

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Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale: the portuguese version

Amaral¹,

Soares²,

Pereira³

et al. 2013

Rev. psiquiatr. clín.

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Background: The Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale is one of the most world widely used measures of perfectionism. Objective: To analyze the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale. Methods: Two hundred and seventeen (178 females) students from two Portuguese Universities filled in the scale, and a subgroup (n = 166) completed a retest with a four weeks interval. Results: The scale reliability was good (Cronbach alpha = .857). Corrected item-total correlations ranged from .019 to .548. The scale test-retest reliability suggested a good temporal stability with a test-retest correlation of .765. A principal component analysis with Varimax rotation was performed and based on the Scree plot, two robust factorial structures were found (four and six factors). The principal component analyses, using Monte Carlo PCA for parallel analyses confirmed the six factor solution. The concurrent validity with Hewitt and Flett MPS was high, as well as the discriminant validity of positive and negative affect (Profile of Mood Stats-POMS). Discussion: The two factorial structures (of four and six dimensions) of the Portuguese version of Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale replicate the results from different authors, with different samples and cultures. This suggests this scale is a robust instrument to assess perfectionism, in several clinical and research settings as well as in transcultural studies.

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“…The original version of FMPS 1 presents six dimensions, but this factor structure was not always replicated. Purdon et al 14 found a three factor solution in a sample of anxiety disorders, and other researchers found four factor solutions [15][16][17][18] .…”

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Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale: the portuguese version

Amaral¹,

Soares²,

Pereira³

et al. 2013

Rev. psiquiatr. clín.

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“…Factor analytic studies investigating the dimensionality of Frost et al's model, however, consistently found fewer than six dimensions (Purdon, Antony, & Swinson, 1999;Cox, Enns, & Clara, 2002) with the majority of studies suggesting that four dimensions-combining concern over mistakes and doubts about actions to one dimension, and parental expectations and parental criticism to one dimension-best capture the dimensionality of the model (Harvey, Pallant, & Harvey, 2004;Stöber, 1998;.…”

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Perfectionism and attitudes toward cognitive enhancers (“smart drugs”)

Stoeber

Hotham

2016

Personality and Individual Differences

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“…However, there are single scales that represent proxy measures of the two dimensions. Regarding the perfectionistic strivings dimension, proxy measures are the FMPS Personal Standards scale, particularly when only the items measuring pure personal standards are regarded (DiBartolo, Frost, Chang, LaSota, & Grills, 2004); the MPS Self-Oriented Perfectionism scale, particularly when only the items measuring perfectionistic striving are regarded (Campbell & Di Paula, 2002;Stoeber & Childs, 2010) (Stöber, 1998;Stumpf & Parker, 2000); the MPS Socially Prescribed Perfectionism scale, particularly when the items measuring conditional acceptance are regarded (Campbell & Di Paula, 2002;Stoeber & Childs, 2010); the APS-R Discrepancy scale; the PI Concern over Mistakes scale; the Sport-MPS Concern over Mistakes scale; the MIPS Negative Reactions to Imperfection scale; and the MPCI Concern over Mistakes scale.…”

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Perfectionism and Performance

Stoeber

2012

The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Performance Psychology

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Perfectionism is a personality disposition related to individual differences in performance in sport, school, and other areas of life where performance, tests, and competition play a major role. This chapter discusses the importance of differentiating two main dimensions of perfectionismperfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns-when examining the relationships between perfectionism and performance in sport, academics, music competitions, aptitude tests, and laboratory tasks. The chapter presents studies showing that perfectionistic strivings are positively associated with performance and predict higher performance beyond people's general aptitude and previous performance level. In contrast, the studies do not show that perfectionistic concerns are consistently negatively associated with performance. To conclude the chapter, implications for applied psychology are discussed as are open questions for future research regarding issues such as the development of perfectionism, performance and efficiency, and gender differences.

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The Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale revisited: More perfect with four (instead of six) dimensions

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Cited by 238 publications

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Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale: the portuguese version

Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale: the portuguese version

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