FACTORIAL VALIDITY AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE GREEK VERSION OF THE ALMOST PERFECT SCALE REVISED (APS-R)

Factorial validity and the psychometric properties of the Greek version of the Almost Perfect Scale-Revised (APS-R; Slaney, Rice, Mobley, Trippi, & Ashby, 2001) were examined. A non-clinical sample of 308 adults (university students, professors and high school teachers) filled in the APS-R translated in Greek. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a three-factor model. A two-step cluster analysis of participants' responses to High Standards and Discrepancy subscales resulted in the identification of two types of perfectionists (adaptive and maladaptive) and one group of non-perfectionists. Differences between adaptive, maladaptive and non-perfectionists in relation to their gender, age and group membership (students or professors) were also examined. Results provided initial support for the validity and the applicability of the APS-R-Greek version to non-clinical samples of adults.