A Multi-Method Multi-Analytic Approach to Establishing Internal Construct Validity Evidence: The Sport Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale 2

Validation of the Sport Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale-2 for the Mexican Sport Context

“…Finally, adequate internal consistency was shown for five of the six subscales, so that the precision with which the items measure the PCP is questionable. Which is opposed to the results of the original English version [10,11], but may be close to those of the Portuguese version [15], since in this one the PCP factor was omitted. Although this is a domain-specific construct, and is considered one of the most influential in the sporting context [10,34], more studies at instrument are necessary to accurately measure this construct.…”

“…We used a Mexican Spanish version of the Sport Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale-2 (Sport-MPS-2) [10] composed by 42 items, they measure six facets of perfectionism in sport: personal standards (PP; 7 items, e.g. "Tengo metas extremadamente altas para mí en mi deporte"), concern over mistakes (COM; 8 items, e.g.…”

“…The Sport-MPS did not include organization or doubts about the actions facets; for which the Sport Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale-2 (Sport-MPS-2) [10] was developed to rectify the deficiency. In this instrument, the doubts about actions that reflect the level of the athletes that are uncertain or dissatisfied with the training in preparation for competition in the primary sport are defining; and organization as reflects athletes' tendencies or desires to establish and implement plans or routines that dictate their behavior prior to and during competition in their primary sport.…”

“…Many studies had provided evidence of good reliability for the Sport-MPS-2 [10,12,13,14]. However, its internal structure has repeatedly been reported as inconsistent.…”

Perfectionism and Achievement Goals in Adult Male Elite Athletes who Compete at the National Level and above

“…To measure perfectionism, we used four scales: strive for perfection and negative reactions to imperfection of the Multidimensional Inventory of Perfectionism in Sport (Stoeber et al, 2009), to address personal standards and concerns over mistakes within the Sport Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (Gotwals & Dunn, 2009). Both questionnaires have been tested in a number of studies and have shown good reliability and validity (Gotwals & Dunn, 2009;Stoeber et al, 2009). In the present research, all scales displayed satisfactory reliabilities (Table 1) with the exception of personal standards scores, which displayed a Cronbach's alpha of only 0.577.…”