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Short revised almost perfect scale (SAPS)

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About this scale

Perfectionism is the psychological trait of wanting to do things perfectly, that is, without making mistakes. This means that a perfectionists sets very high standards and might suffer from disappointment when not reaching the desired level of performance ( Blatt, 1995, reviewed the negative effects of perfectionism). The Short revised almost perfect scale (SAPS) has 8 items scored on a 7-point scale. There are two subscales:

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Source & citation

K. G. Rice, C. M. E. Richardson, & S. Tueller. (2014). The Short Form of the Revised Almost Perfect Scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 96(3) , 368-379. | Psychology Today on perfectionism | Blatt, S. J. (1995). The destructivenes of perfectionism - implications for the treatment of depresion. American Psychologist, 50 , 1003-1020.

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