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The structure and temporal stability of the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale.
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In this study, the authors examined the factor structure and temporal stability of the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale (CAPS; G. L. Flett, P. L. Hewitt, D. J. Boucher, L. A. Davidson, & Y. Munro, 1997) in 2 samples of adolescents (15-16 years old). In Sample 1 (n = 624), confirmatory factor analysis did not support a 2-factor structure (self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism). As in B. T. McCreary, T. E. Joiner, N. B. Schmidt, & N. S. Ialongo (2004), reanalysis suggested a 3-factor solution (i.e., socially prescribed perfectionism, self-oriented-Striving perfectionism, self-oriented-Critical perfectionism). The authors validated their 3-factor model in an independent replication sample (Sample 2; n = 514) and confirmed that the 3-factor structure was invariant across gender and time (test-retest over 6 months). Taking these analyses together, the authors concluded that their discriminant 3-factor structure is robust. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed. More research on the predictive validity of the CAPS is suggested. Copyright 2009 APA, all rights reserved.
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Author/s: O'Connor, Rory C (RC); Dixon, Diane (D); Rasmussen, Susan (S);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland. ro2(-atsign-)stir.ac.uk
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Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Psychological assessment (Psychol Assess), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 21 (issue 3) : pp 437-43
Dates: Created 2009/09/01; Completed 2009/11/03;
PMID: 19719354, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/3/2009, IMS Date: )
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