The Adaptive/Maladaptive Perfectionism Scale
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This article describes the development of the Adaptive/Maldaptive Perfectionism Scale (AMPS) for children. Expert reviewers and 3 samples of 4th-and 5th-grade students were used to develop items and evaluate the internal structure and reliability of scores for the resulting instrument. The results supported 4 dimensions of perfectionism that could be reliably assessed by the AMPS: Sensitivity to Mistakes, Contingent Self-Esteem, Compulsiveness, and Need for Admiration.
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Rice and Preusser divided perfectionists into adaptive and maladaptive, characterised by sensitivity to mistakes, contingent self-esteem, compulsiveness, and a need for admiration.
“Researcher Kenneth Rice and Preusser (2002) have studied this by dividing perfectionists into adaptive and maladaptive, which is characterised by sensitivity to mistakes, contingent self-esteem, compulsiveness, and a need for admiration.”
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- Authors
- Rice, K. G., & Preusser, K. J.
- Affiliations
- Michigan State University (US)
- Karen J. Preusser is a licensed psychologist at Clarkson Counseling in Ellisville, Missouri.
- Corresponding author
- Rice, Kenneth G.
- ORCID
- Rice, Kenneth G.
- Venue
- Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2002-01-01
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 210-222
- ISSN
- 0748-1756 (ISSN-L)
- 1947-6302
- OpenAlex
- W1904402821
- Cited by
- 155
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Keywords
- perfectionism, children, contingent self-esteem, compulsive behavior, need for admiration, scale development, internal structure, reliability statistics, elementary school students
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