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Failure Sensitivity in Perfectionism and Procrastination: Fear of Failure and Overgeneralization of Failure as Mediators of Traits and Cognitions
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Lital Yosopov; Donald H. Saklofske; Martin M. Smith; Gordon L. Flett; Paul L. Hewitt – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2024
The current study investigated perfectionism and procrastination from the trait and cognitive perspectives and addressed how they relate to components of a personal orientation toward failure. A sample of 327 undergraduate students completed three perfectionism measures (i.e., Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, Hewitt-Flett…
Descriptors: Failure, Self Motivation, Achievement Need, Goal Orientation
The Social Comparison Rumination Scale: Development, Psychometric Properties, and Associations with Perfectionism, Narcissism, Burnout, and Distress
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Gordon L. Flett; Taryn Nepon; Paul L. Hewitt; Chang Su; Christa Yacyshyn; Kimberley Moore; Atieh Lahijanian – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2024
In the current article, we describe the development and validation of the Social Comparison Rumination Scale. This measured was developed as a supplement to existing social comparison measures and to enable us to determine its potential relevance to perfectionism and other personality constructs. The Social Comparison Rumination Scale (SCRS) is a…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, College Students, Burnout, Personality Traits
Examination of Test Anxiety in a Sample of 18 to 26 Year-Old Singapore and U.S. Undergraduate Male and Female Students on the Test Anxiety Measure for College Students--Short Form
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Lowe, Patricia A. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2021
A cross-national study was conducted on a new test anxiety measure, the Test Anxiety Measure for College Students--Short Form (TAMC-SF) in a sample of 1,023 Singapore and U.S. students, aged 18-26. The TAMC-SF consists of one facilitating anxiety scale and five test anxiety (Worry, Cognitive Interference, Social Concerns, Physiological…
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, Foreign Countries, College Students, Cultural Differences
Are Perfectionistic Thoughts an Antecedent or a Consequence of Depressive Symptoms? A Cross-Lagged Analysis of the Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory
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Besser, Avi; Flett, Gordon L.; Sherry, Simon B.; Hewitt, Paul L. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
Perfectionistic automatic thoughts have been linked with depressive symptoms in numerous cross-sectional studies, but this link has not been assessed in longitudinal research. An investigation with two timepoints was conducted to test whether perfectionistic automatic thoughts, as assessed by the Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory (PCI), are…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Personality Traits, Personality Measures, Cognitive Processes
Not All Perfectionism Cognitions Are Multidimensional: Evidence for the Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory--10
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Hill, Andrew P.; Donachie, Tracy – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
The measurement of perfectionistic cognitions has recently caused disagreement among researchers. Flett, Hewitt, Blankstein, and Gray proposed that perfectionistic cognitions are unidimensional. However, after re-examining the factor structure of the instrument used to measure perfectionistic automatic thoughts (Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Test Length, Cognitive Processes, Personality Traits
The Mistake Rumination Scale: Development, Validation, and Utility of a Measure of Cognitive Perfectionism
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Flett, Gordon L.; Nepon, Taryn; Hewitt, Paul L.; Zaki-Azat, Justeena; Rose, Alison L.; Swiderski, Kristina – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
In the current article, we describe the development and validation of the Mistake Rumination Scale as a supplement to existing trait and cognitive measures of perfectionism. The Mistake Rumination Scale is a seven-item inventory that taps the tendency to ruminate about a past personal mistake. Psychometric analyses confirmed that the Mistake…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Cognitive Processes, Test Construction, Cognitive Tests