Citation

Vicent M, Inglés CJ, Gonzálvez C, Sanmartín R, Ortega-Sandoval VN, García-Fernández JM. J. Health Psychol. 2017; ePub(ePub): 1359105317733536.

Affiliation

University of Alicante, Spain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105317733536

PMID

28984151

Abstract

This study aimed to test the 2 × 2 model of dispositional perfectionism in an Ecuadorian sample of 1562 students aged between 12 and 17 years ( M = 14.83 years, standard deviation  = 1.86 years). The Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale and the brief 21-item version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales were used. Cluster analysis revealed four profiles: Pure Self-Oriented Perfectionism, Pure Socially Prescribed Perfectionism, Mixed Perfectionism, and Non-perfectionism. Mixed Perfectionism and Non-perfectionism obtained, respectively, the highest and lowest scores in anxiety, depression, and stress. The results are discussed in light of cultural differences in the interpretation and consequences of perfectionism.

Language: en

Keywords

2 × 2 model of perfectionism; Ecuadorian teenagers; cluster analysis; psychological distress; self-oriented perfectionism; socially prescribed perfectionism