Children and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale: Validation in a Portuguese Adolescent Sample

• Main Authors: Carmen Bento, Ana Telma Pereira, Jorge Manuel Saraiva, António Macedo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SpringerOpen 2014-01-01
• Series: Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
• Subjects: EPCA, validação; adolescentes; perfecionismo
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722014000200228&lng=en&tlng=en

The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale (CAPS). Method: 971 Portuguese high school students (572 girls and 399 boys) answered the CAPS. The test-retest reliability was obtained with 206 participants from the total sample. Results: Internal consistency (α= .809) and test-retest reliability (r= .691) were satisfactory. Main components of factorial analysis yielded two factors, accounting for 41.44% of the total variance. Factor structure was similar to the original version. Factors were labelled as "Socially Prescribed Perfectionism" and "Self-Oriented Perfectionism". Discussion: The Portuguese version of the CAPS is a valid and useful instrument for the evaluation of perfectionism among Portuguese adolescents.