Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2016
Publication Title
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
Abstract
Twenty-five years ago, one of the first empirically validated measures of perfectionism, the Frost et al. Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (F-MPS) was published. Since that time, psychometric studies of the original F-MPS have provided a plethora of evidence to support the potential development of a shorter yet still psychometrically robust version of the measure. Using confirmatory factor analyses across community and clinical samples, the current study identifies an eight-item F-MPS-Brief with two dimensions (i.e., striving and evaluative concerns) that evidences good internal consistency, measurement equivalence across ethnicities, and concurrent and convergent validity. This new, short version of the F-MPS captures well the bidimensional model of perfectionism that has emerged across studies over the past two decades and is suggested for use when a short yet high-performing assessment tool for this model is desired.
Keywords
depression, Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, measurement, perfectionism, standards, stress, worry
Volume
34
Issue
7
First Page
620
Last Page
633
DOI
10.1177/0734282916651359
ISSN
07342829
Rights
© The Author(s) 2016
Recommended Citation
Burgess, Alexandra M.; Frost, Randy O.; and DiBartolo, Patricia Marten, "Development and Validation of the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale–Brief" (2016). Psychology: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/psy_facpubs/164
Comments
Archived as published. Open access article.