Adaptation of Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory into Turkish

Authors : Oya YERİN GÜNERİ, Gökçen AYDIN

Pages : 91-110

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Publication Date : 2018-01-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study was to translate Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PCI; Flett, Hewitt, Blankstein & Gray, 1998); into Turkish and to conduct its validity and reliability studies with a sample of university students. PCI measures perfectionistic cognitions by focusing on automatic thoughts about perfectionism. The inventory composed of 25 Likert type items rated on a 4-point scale. The study was conducted with participants from a public university in Ankara in two phases. The first phase of the study included 418 students insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(238 female and 180 male);. In the second phase, 715 students insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(351 female and 364 male); participated in the study. Results provided evidence for reliability and validity of the Turkish version of PCI in a sample of university students.
Keywords : Perfectionism cognitions, perfectionism, scale adaptation