Psychometrics characteristics of the child and adolescent perfectionism scale in primary school students in Chile

Características psicométricas de la escala infantojuvenil de perfeccionismo en estudiantes de enseñanza básica (primaria) en Chile

Ossa-Cornejo, Carlos - López-Fuentes, Marcela - Lagos-San Martín, Nelly - Palma-Luengo, Maritza - Pérez-Norambuena, José Samuel
Detalles Bibliográficos
2019
perfectionism
psychometric
primary education
personality
psychology
perfeccionismo
psicometría
educación primaria
personalidad
psicología
Español
Universidad Católica del Uruguay
LIBERI
https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/1886
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/3065
Acceso abierto
Resumen:
Sumario:The present study seeks to validate a Chilean adaptation of the CAPS scale, of Spanish origin, in Chilean primary school students, through the analysis of psychometric characteristics. The participants were 1195 Chilean students between the ages of 10 and 17 years old (M = 12.5; D.E. = 1.38); the instrument used was the child-adolescent perfectionism scale (CAPS). The dimensionality, reliability, and frequency ranges of the test were analyzed in the sample. The results give an account of three dimensions, with a high general reliability level of .89, according Cronbach's alpha; and an adequate level in its dimensions, alpha values between .722 and .794. It is also observed in the sample that the effort-oriented perfectionism (EOP) is the characteristic with the highest score, while the socially prescribed perfectionism (SPP) characteristic the lowest. It is concluded that the instrument has adequate psychometric characteristics, and that the socially prescribed perfectionism, a negative feature of the phenomenon, according to what is observed, is less developed in the participating group, which would strengthen socio-emotional development.