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Perfectionism and multiphasic personality inventory (MMPI) indices of personality disorder

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The present research tested the hypothesis that personal and social aspects of the perfectionism construct are related differentially to indices of personality disorders. A sample of 90 psychiatric patients was examined with respect to their scores on the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS) and the personality disorder subscales (PDS) of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. The MPS provides measures of self-oriented, other-oriented, and socially prescribed perfectionism, whereas the PDS assess levels of various personality disorder symptoms. Zero-order and partial correlations indicated that the perfectionism dimensions of the MPS were related to various subscales of the PDS and, perhaps more importantly, that the findings vary as a function of the perfectionism dimension in question. The results are discussed in terms of the importance of perfectionism in personality disorder symptom patterns.

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  1. University of Winnipeg and Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre, Manitoba, Canada

    Paul L. Hewitt

  2. York University, USA

    Gordon L. Flett

  3. Brockville Psychiatric Hospital, USA

    Wendy Turnbull

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Hewitt, P.L., Flett, G.L. & Turnbull, W. Perfectionism and multiphasic personality inventory (MMPI) indices of personality disorder. J Psychopathol Behav Assess 14, 323–335 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00960777

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