EXAMINING THE CONSTRUCT OF PERFECTIONISM: A FACTOR-ANALYTIC STUDY

摘要: OF DISSERTATION Agnes Mariann Stairs The Graduate School University of Kentucky 2009 EXAMINING THE CONSTRUCT PERFECTIONISM: A FACTOR-ANALYTIC STUDY _________________________________________________ ABSTRACT DISSERTATIONOF dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment the requirements for degree Doctor Philosophy College Arts and Sciences at By Lexington, Director: Dr. Gregory T. Smith, Professor Psychology Copyright © Stairs, construct perfectionism is related to many important outcome variables. However, term “perfectionism” has been defined different ways, items comprising existing scales appear be very content. overarching aim present set studies was help clarify specific unidimensional constructs underlying what called “perfectionism”. First, trained raters reliably sorted from measures into nine dimensions. An exploratory factor analysis, followed by a confirmatory analysis on an independent sample, resulted 9 scale, 61 item measure, Measure Constructs Underlying Perfectionism (MCUP). were internally consistent stable across time, they differentially associated with relevant personality psychosocial functioning theoretically meaningful ways.