Department of Developmental Psychology and Teaching, Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain.
Faculty of Social Communication, Central University of Ecuador, Quito 170521, Ecuador.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 12;17(16):5834. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17165834.
Perfectionistic Automatic Thoughts (PATs) are currently being studied due to their association with maladaptive variables. This study aims to validate the Spanish version of the Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory (PCI) in a sample of Ecuadorian undergraduates as well as to analyze latent mean differences across sex. The sample was composed by 3060 undergraduates ( = 22.7, = 2.46). The Spanish model of the PCI composed by 17 items divided into three first-order dimensions (perfectionistic concerns, strivings, and demands) and a second-order factor was supported by confirmatory factor analysis. Acceptable levels of reliability and factorial invariance across sex were observed. Higher latent mean scores for males in comparison with females in the second-order factor of the PCI were found. The three dimensions of the PCI significantly and positively correlated with interpersonal difficulties. Overall, results demonstrate that the Spanish version of the PCI is a valid and reliable measure to evaluate PATs in Ecuadorian undergraduates.
完美主义自动思维(PATs)目前正在研究中,因为它们与适应不良的变量有关。本研究旨在验证完美主义认知清单(PCI)在厄瓜多尔本科生样本中的西班牙语版本,并分析性别之间的潜在均值差异。该样本由 3060 名本科生组成( = 22.7 , = 2.46)。由 17 个项目组成的 PCI 的西班牙语模型分为三个一阶维度(完美主义关注、努力和要求)和二阶因子,通过验证性因素分析得到支持。观察到性别之间可靠性和因子不变性的可接受水平。与女性相比,男性在 PCI 的二阶因子中表现出更高的潜在均值分数。PCI 的三个维度与人际困难显著正相关。总的来说,结果表明,PCI 的西班牙语版本是评估厄瓜多尔本科生 PATs 的有效和可靠的测量工具。