How do you know and assess that someone is a perfectionist? What traits and characteristics do the perfectionists exhibit?
Among other things, I learnt that there is a Perfectionistic self-presentation scale (PSP; Hewitt et al., 1995; Hewett et al., 2003) basically a questionnaire to assess the degree of perfectionistic traits and behaviour on someone. The items comprise three subscales:
Among other things, I learnt that there is a Perfectionistic self-presentation scale (PSP; Hewitt et al., 1995; Hewett et al., 2003) basically a questionnaire to assess the degree of perfectionistic traits and behaviour on someone. The items comprise three subscales:
- Perfectionistic self-promotion, which evaluates the presentation of one’s self as perfect to others
- Non-display of imperfection, which refers to the desire of one not to appear imperfect to others; and
- Non-disclosure of imperfection, which measures the non-admission of shortcomings to others.
Using a 7-point scale, participants rate their level of agreement with each statement. Higher total scores indicate greater tendencies towards perfectionistic self-presentation.
Photo by Katbili: Cambridge sky, 2010
Photo by Katbili: Cambridge sky, 2010
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