DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A BIDIMENSI ONAL PERFECTIONISM SCALE

The present paper aimed to develop and validate a bidimentional scale of perfectionism. Three studies were conducted with four samples of co llege students, most of them females. In the first study factor analys is was used to verify the two dimensions of the scale, and to obtain e vidence of its validity. In an anagram solving task, perfectionists' p redicted scores were significantly higher than those of non perfection ists. Moreover perfectionism scores positively correlated with plannin g and competitiveness scales. In the second the internal consistency o f the engagement subscale was increased with some additional items and the scale factorial structure was tested. In the third, relations bet ween the scale and evaluative anxiety, procrastination and fear to fai lure scales were found.