The Revised Almost Perfect Scale

Slaney, Robert B.; Rice, Kenneth G.; Mobley, Michael; Trippi, Joseph; Ashby, Jeffrey S.

doi:10.1080/07481756.2002.12069030

Cited by 776 publications

(664 citation statements)

References 28 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

618

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…For example, there may be other, more recently developed, assessments that could better capture clinical perfectionism, such as measures designed specifically to assess only pathological perfectionism and not a combination of two dimensional measures of perfectionism (e.g., Dickie, Surgenor, Wilson, & McDowall, 2012). However, we should note that both scales we used purport to measure very similar perfectionism constructs (Frost et al, 1990; Slaney et al, 2001). Furthermore, our data was from several different universities, which could have influenced how participants responded to measures and we did not assess inter-rater reliability in all of the clinical participants.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Perception matters for clinical perfectionism and social anxiety

Levinson

Rodebaugh

Shumaker

et al. 2015

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Despite research documenting a relationship between social anxiety and perfectionism, very little research has examined the relationship between social anxiety and clinical perfectionism, defined as the combination of high personal standards and high maladaptive perfectionistic evaluative concern. In the current studies we examined whether clinical perfectionism predicted social anxiety in a large sample of undergraduates (N = 602), in a clinical sample of participants diagnosed with social anxiety disorder (SAD; N = 180), and by using a variance decomposition model of self-and informant-report of perfectionism (N = 134). Using self-report, we found that an interaction of personal standards and evaluative concern predicted both social interaction anxiety and fear of scrutiny, but not in the theorized direction. Specifically, we found that self-report of low standards and high evaluative concern was associated with the highest levels of social anxiety, suggesting that when individuals with SAD hold low expectations for themselves combined with high concerns about evaluation, social anxiety symptoms may increase. Alternatively, when an informants’ perspective was considered, and more consistent with the original theory, we found that the interaction of informant-only report of personal standards and shared-report (between both primary participant and informant) of concern over mistakes was associated with self-reported social anxiety, such that high concern over mistakes and high personal standards predicted the highest levels of social anxiety. Theoretical, clinical, and measurement implications for clinical perfectionism are discussed.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(Slaney, Rice, Mobley, Trippi, & Ashby, 2001). The APS-R contains three subscales: Discrepancy (12 items), Personal Standards (7 items), and order (4 items), measured on a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 ( strongly disagree ) to 7 ( strongly agree ).…”

Section: Methods: Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Perception matters for clinical perfectionism and social anxiety

Levinson

Rodebaugh

Shumaker

et al. 2015

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Impulsivity was measured with the 30-item Barratt Impulsivity Scale (Patton, Stanford, & Barratt, 1995), and conscientiousness was measured with the 9-item conscientiousness subscale of a short version of the Neo-Five Factor Inventory (Costa & McCrae, 1992), both on a 1–5 scale. Perfectionism was measured (on a 1–7 scale) with the standards subscale of the Almost Perfect Scale (Slaney, Rice, Mobley, Trippi, & Ashby, 2001). Academic motivation was measured (on a 1–5 scale) with the 33-item Internal/External Motivation Scale (Lepper, Corpus, & Iyengar, 2005).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Academic procrastination and goal accomplishment: A combined experimental and individual differences investigation

Gustavson

Miyake

2017

Learning and Individual Differences

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study examined the relationship between academic procrastination and goal accomplishment in two novel ways. First, we experimentally tested whether undergraduate students (N = 177) could reduce their academic procrastination over a course of three weeks after performing goal-related exercises to set so-called SMART goals and/or to prepare those students with specific strategies to resist their temptations (forming implementation intentions). Second, we conducted systematic regression analyses to examine whether academic procrastination at baseline uniquely predicts later goal-related outcomes, controlling for various correlated variables, including personality traits (e.g., impulsivity), motivational factors (e.g., motivation for the generated goals), and situational factors (e.g., memory for the goals). Results indicated that neither the SMART-goal nor implementation-intention intervention significantly reduced academic procrastination in the three-week interval, even when relevant moderating variables were examined. Initial levels of academic procrastination, however, were predictive of the success of accomplishing the goals generated during the initial exercises, above and beyond a wide range of other candidate correlates. These results provided new correlational evidence for the association between academic procrastination and goal accomplishment, but suggest a need for further research to understand what interventions are effective at reducing academic procrastination.

show abstract

“…Studies examining the underlying structure of multidimensional perfectionism measures (e.g., the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale [FMPS] and Hewitt and Fletcher Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale [HFMPS]), have found evidence for two factors, reflecting Maladaptive Perfectionism (Concern over Mistakes, Doubts about Action, Parental Criticism, and Parental Expectations from the FMPS and Socially-Prescribed Perfectionism from the HFMPS) and Achievement Striving (Personal Standards and Organization from the FMPS and Self-Oriented Perfectionism and Other-Oriented Perfectionism from the HFMPS) (Frost, Heimberg, Holt, Mattia, Neubauer, 1993; Slaney, Rice, Mobley, Trippi, and Ashby, 2001). The associations between eating disorder behaviors and the two dimensions of perfectionism have been investigated in several studies.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

How specific are the relationships between eating disorder behaviors and perfectionism?

et al. 2013

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Perfectionism is associated with several mental disorders, including depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. The goal of this study was to test the specificity of the associations between perfectionism facets and eating disorder behaviors, by examining whether neuroticism and conscientiousness mediated or moderated associations between these variables. Participants from a representative community sample (N=407; 47% female) completed questionnaires assessing perfectionism, neuroticism, conscientiousness, and eating disorder behaviors. Neuroticism partially mediated associations between binge eating, restraint, body dissatisfaction, and maladaptive perfectionism facets. Neuroticism did not mediate associations between restriction and achievement striving perfectionism facets. Conscientiousness did not mediate any associations between perfectionism facets and eating disorder behaviors, yet Doubts about Actions interacted with conscientiousness to predict body dissatisfaction. Results indicate that neuroticism is key for understanding general risk factors that lead to myriad internalizing disorders, whereas maladaptive perfectionism has limited usefulness as a specific risk factor for eating disorder behaviors. Nevertheless, there is a unique association between dietary restraint and achievement striving dimensions of perfectionism that cannot be explained by higher-order personality traits.

show abstract

The Revised Almost Perfect Scale

Cited by 776 publications

References 28 publications

Perception matters for clinical perfectionism and social anxiety

Perception matters for clinical perfectionism and social anxiety

Academic procrastination and goal accomplishment: A combined experimental and individual differences investigation

How specific are the relationships between eating disorder behaviors and perfectionism?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About