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50 Years of ERIC
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Cultural Validity of Perfectionism among Indian Students: Examining Personal and Family Aspects through a Collectivistic Perspective
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Wang, Kenneth T.; Puri, Rohini; Slaney, Robert B.; Methikalam, Bindu; Chadha, Narender – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2012
Psychometric properties of the Almost Perfect Scale and the Family Almost Perfect Scale were evaluated using Indian college students studying in India (N = 132). Three classes of perfectionists--adaptive, maladaptive, and nonperfectionists--that mirrored past studies were compared on self-esteem and depression. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indians, College Students, Personality Traits
Perfectionism in Intimate Relationships: The Dyadic Almost Perfect Scale
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Shea, Andrew J.; Slaney, Robert B.; Rice, Kenneth G. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2006
The authors describe 2 studies on the development of the Dyadic Almost Perfect Scale (A. J. Shea & R. B. Slaney, 1999). In Study 1 (N = 389), confirmatory analyses validated the factor structure of the measure, and additional results supported the reliability and construct validity of the subscale scores. In Study 2 (N = 280), data again…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Reliability, Intimacy, Factor Structure
Clusters of Perfectionists: Two Studies of Emotional Adjustment and Academic Achievement.
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Rice, Kenneth G.; Slaney, Robert B. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2002
These two studies extended research on the recently developed Almost Perfect Scale-Revised (APS-R; R.B. Slaney, M. Mobley, J. Trippi, J.S. Ashby, & D. Johnson, 1996). Cluster analyses were used to identify adaptive and maladaptive perfectionists and nonperfectionists. Differences between the clusters emerged on measures of self-esteem, depression,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Measures, Anxiety, Cluster Analysis
The Revised Almost Perfect Scale.
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Slaney, Robert B.; Rice, Kenneth G.; Mobley, Michael; Trippi, Joseph; Ashby, Jeffrey S. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2001
This article describes the development of the Almost Perfect Scale-Revised (APS-R). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses and data exploring the reliability and construct validity of the subscales are provided. The results support the existence of three subscales with adequate internal consistencies and promising relationships with other…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis, Personality Measures, Personality Traits
An Investigation of the Dimensions of Perfectionism in College Students.
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Suddarth, Barbara H.; Slaney, Robert B. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2001
A principal-components analysis of the Almost Perfect Scale-Revised and two other measures of perfectionism yielded three higher order factors that were used to predict locus of control, anxiety, and psychological distress. The Maladaptive factor accounted for the most variance. These results are discussed along with suggestions for future…
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education