Clinical perfectionism, dissatisfaction with standards, and raising the bar: Validation of the response to goal achievement scale
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Objectives To examine the factor structure and psychometrics of a new self-report scale measuring cognitive and behavioral reactions to goal achievement (Reactions to Goal Achievement Scale; RGAS), and to examine its relationship to other measures of clinical perfectionism in two samples. Self-reported reasons for setting higher standards following successful goal achievement were also examined.Methods The RGAS, Clinical Perfectionism Questionnaire (CPQ) and Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS) were administered to a sample on Amazon Mechanical Turk (N = 264) and to a sample of overweight individuals (N = 65).Results Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses suggested two factors, entitled dissatisfaction with success (DS) and increase in standards (IS). The RGAS was associated with subscales of the CPQ and FMPS. In addition, participants indicated many reasons for setting higher standards following success.Conclusion The RGAS is a new instrument for measuring both cognitive and behavioral responses to success in clinical perfectionism. Setting higher standards may not be an indication of perfectionism, as there appear to be many reasons people set higher standards.
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The theory proposed that individuals with self-imposed perfectionism raise their standards after they successfully meet them, and this was found to be the case.
“For example, the theory proposed that individuals with self-imposed perfectionism raise their standards after they successfully meet them and this was found to be the case (Kobori et al., 2009) although the reasons for resetting standards may be multifaceted (Krause et al., 2018).”
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- Authors
- Krause, K. L., Stewart, K. E., Cassin, S. E., & Antony, M. M.
- Affiliations
- Toronto Metropolitan University (CA)
- Venue
- Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Company
- Published
- 2018-10
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 241-262
- ISSN
- 0889-8391 (ISSN-L)
- 1938-887X
- OpenAlex
- W2902518652
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- 45
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- 2023: 1
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- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Locations
- Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Keywords
- clinical perfectionism, scale validation, factor structure, psychometrics, goal achievement, Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, overweight individuals
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