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Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología
Print version ISSN 0120-0534
Abstract
VICENT, María; SANMARTIN, Ricardo; OTANEZ-ENRIQUEZ, Nelson and GARCIA-FERNANDEZ, José Manuel. Perfectionistic Self-Presentation Scale in Ecuador: psychometric properties and latent mean differences across genders. rev.latinoam.psicol. [online]. 2022, vol.54, pp.178-186. Epub Feb 14, 2023. ISSN 0120-0534. https://doi.org/10.14349/rlp.2022.v54.20.
Introduction:
This paper aims to examine the psychometric properties, i.e., validity, reliability, factorial invariance, and latent mean differences based on gender, of the Perfectionistic Self-Presentation Scale, PSPS, in the Ecuadorian context.
Method:
A sample consisting of 597 Ecuadorian undergraduates participated in the study.
Results:
Confirmatory Factor Analysis supported a 14-item and three-dimensional model of the scale: Perfectionistic Self-Promotion, Nondisplay of Imperfection, and Nondisclosure of Imperfection. This model presented configural; measurement, i.e., metric, strong, and strict; as well as structural invariance across genders. Discriminant validity was observed by analysing correlations between PSPS factors and perfectionism traits. Males exhibited higher latent means of Perfectionistic Self-Promotion and also Nondisplay of Imperfection than females.
Conclusions:
The Spanish-translated and brief version of the PSPS represents a reliable and valid tool for assessing perfectionistic self-presentation in Ecuador.
Keywords : Perfectionistic self-presentation; validity; reliability; factorial invariance; latent mean differences.