How Are Perfectionism Groups Determined Among Korean College Students? Applying the Best-Fitting Short Form of Hewitt and Flett’s Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (HF-MPS) to a Korean Sample
Background: Perfectionism is a prominent personality trait in modern society, warranting further research across diverse cultural contexts to develop culturally appropriate measures and identify culture-specific perfectionism profiles. This study aims to identify perfectionism profiles and evaluate...
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| description | Background: Perfectionism is a prominent personality trait in modern society, warranting further research across diverse cultural contexts to develop culturally appropriate measures and identify culture-specific perfectionism profiles. This study aims to identify perfectionism profiles and evaluate the best-fitting short form of Hewitt and Flett’s Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (HF-MPS) within a Korean context. Methods: Data were collected from 276 Korean college students to compare three short forms of the HF-MPS: Cox et al.’s, Hewitt et al.’s, and a newly proposed version. Reliability and validity were assessed for each short form, and latent profile analysis with distal outcomes was conducted using the best-fitting short form to identify perfectionism profiles. Results: All three short forms demonstrated good reliability and validity. However, the newly proposed short form showed the highest alignment with the original scale and the best model fit. Using this short form, three perfectionism profiles were identified: high perfectionists (HiP), average perfectionists (AvP), and non-perfectionists (NP). Non-perfectionists displayed the most adaptive emotional adjustment, while high and average perfectionists exhibited similar levels of emotional adjustment. Conclusion: This study identified three distinct perfectionism profiles within a Korean sample using the best-fitting short form of the HF-MPS. Findings suggest that perfectionism factors may be more closely interrelated in this cultural context, with self-oriented or other-oriented perfectionism potentially buffering against emotional maladjustment. These results underscore the importance of culturally tailored approaches to understanding and assessing perfectionism. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ab5c7cd3b4c94e928c8e52e38f783de52025-08-22T16:33:06ZengMDPI AGPsychology International2813-98442024-12-01641028103910.3390/psycholint6040064How Are Perfectionism Groups Determined Among Korean College Students? Applying the Best-Fitting Short Form of Hewitt and Flett’s Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (HF-MPS) to a Korean SampleJungyeong Heo0Yaacov Petscher1Insu Paek2Counseling and Psychological Services, Purdue University, 610 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USAFlorida Center for Reading Research, Florida State University, 2010 Levy Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USAHuman Resources Research Organization, 66 Canal Center Plaza, Alexandria, VA 22314, USABackground: Perfectionism is a prominent personality trait in modern society, warranting further research across diverse cultural contexts to develop culturally appropriate measures and identify culture-specific perfectionism profiles. This study aims to identify perfectionism profiles and evaluate the best-fitting short form of Hewitt and Flett’s Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (HF-MPS) within a Korean context. Methods: Data were collected from 276 Korean college students to compare three short forms of the HF-MPS: Cox et al.’s, Hewitt et al.’s, and a newly proposed version. Reliability and validity were assessed for each short form, and latent profile analysis with distal outcomes was conducted using the best-fitting short form to identify perfectionism profiles. Results: All three short forms demonstrated good reliability and validity. However, the newly proposed short form showed the highest alignment with the original scale and the best model fit. Using this short form, three perfectionism profiles were identified: high perfectionists (HiP), average perfectionists (AvP), and non-perfectionists (NP). Non-perfectionists displayed the most adaptive emotional adjustment, while high and average perfectionists exhibited similar levels of emotional adjustment. Conclusion: This study identified three distinct perfectionism profiles within a Korean sample using the best-fitting short form of the HF-MPS. Findings suggest that perfectionism factors may be more closely interrelated in this cultural context, with self-oriented or other-oriented perfectionism potentially buffering against emotional maladjustment. These results underscore the importance of culturally tailored approaches to understanding and assessing perfectionism.https://www.mdpi.com/2813-9844/6/4/64perfectionismHewitt and Flett’s multidimensional perfectionism scaleperfectionism groupsdistal outcomeemotional adjustments |
| spellingShingle | Jungyeong Heo Yaacov Petscher Insu Paek How Are Perfectionism Groups Determined Among Korean College Students? Applying the Best-Fitting Short Form of Hewitt and Flett’s Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (HF-MPS) to a Korean Sample Psychology International perfectionism Hewitt and Flett’s multidimensional perfectionism scale perfectionism groups distal outcome emotional adjustments |
| title | How Are Perfectionism Groups Determined Among Korean College Students? Applying the Best-Fitting Short Form of Hewitt and Flett’s Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (HF-MPS) to a Korean Sample |
| title_full | How Are Perfectionism Groups Determined Among Korean College Students? Applying the Best-Fitting Short Form of Hewitt and Flett’s Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (HF-MPS) to a Korean Sample |
| title_fullStr | How Are Perfectionism Groups Determined Among Korean College Students? Applying the Best-Fitting Short Form of Hewitt and Flett’s Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (HF-MPS) to a Korean Sample |
| title_full_unstemmed | How Are Perfectionism Groups Determined Among Korean College Students? Applying the Best-Fitting Short Form of Hewitt and Flett’s Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (HF-MPS) to a Korean Sample |
| title_short | How Are Perfectionism Groups Determined Among Korean College Students? Applying the Best-Fitting Short Form of Hewitt and Flett’s Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (HF-MPS) to a Korean Sample |
| title_sort | how are perfectionism groups determined among korean college students applying the best fitting short form of hewitt and flett s multidimensional perfectionism scale hf mps to a korean sample |
| topic | perfectionism Hewitt and Flett’s multidimensional perfectionism scale perfectionism groups distal outcome emotional adjustments |
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