Children and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale: Validation in a Portuguese Adolescent Sample

Bento, Carmen; Pereira, Ana Telma; Saraiva, Jorge Manuel; Macedo, António

doi:10.1590/1678-7153.201427203

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Psychological Assessment • Psicol. Reflex. Crit. 27 (02) • 2014 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-7153.201427203 copy

Children and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale: Validation in a Portuguese Adolescent Sample

Escala de Perfecionismo de Crianças e Adolescentes: Validação em Adolescentes Portugueses

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The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale (CAPS). Method: 971 Portuguese high school students (572 girls and 399 boys) answered the CAPS. The test-retest reliability was obtained with 206 participants from the total sample. Results: Internal consistency (α= .809) and test-retest reliability (r= .691) were satisfactory. Main components of factorial analysis yielded two factors, accounting for 41.44% of the total variance. Factor structure was similar to the original version. Factors were labelled as "Socially Prescribed Perfectionism" and "Self-Oriented Perfectionism". Discussion: The Portuguese version of the CAPS is a valid and useful instrument for the evaluation of perfectionism among Portuguese adolescents.

CAPS; validation; adolescents; perfectionism

EPCA	Items	Loadings(a)
Factor ISocially Prescribed Perfectionism	13. Other people always expect me to be perfect.	.806
	8. My family expects me to be perfect.	.760
	15. People around me expect me to be great at everything.	.751
	5. There are people in my life who expect me to be perfect	.706
	21. I feel that people ask too much of me.	.680
	19. I am always expected to do better than others.	.623
	12. Other people think that I have failed if I do not do my best all the time.	.613
	10. People expect more from me than I am able to give.	.601
	17. My teachers expect my work to be perfect.	.490
	3. My parents don´t always expect me to be perfect in everything I do.	-.312
Factor IISelf Oriented Perfectionism	2. I want to be the best at everything I do.	.724
	16. When I do something, it has to be perfect.	.708
	I try to be perfect in everything I do.	.706
	7. It really bothers me if I don´t do my best all the time.	.652
	6. I always try for the top score on a test.	.632
	14. I get upset if there is even one mistake in my work.	.627
	9. I don´t always try to be the best.	-.576
	20. Even when I pass, I feel that I have failed if I didn´t get one of the highest marks in the class.	.552
	18. I do not have be the best at everything I do.	-.494
	11. I get mad at myself when I make a mistake.	.409
	22.I can´t stand to be less than perfect	.392
	4. I fell that I have to do my best all the time.	.361

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