Clarifying the Construct of Perfectionism

Examining the Construct of Perfectionism: a Factor-analytic Study

OF DISSERTATION Agnes Mariann Stairs The Graduate School University of Kentucky 2009 EXAMINING THE CONSTRUCT OF PERFECTIONISM: A FACTOR-ANALYTIC STUDY _________________________________________________ ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATIONOF DISSERTATION _________________________________________________ A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy...

Specific Learning Disabilities: Clarifying, Not Eliminating, a Construct

Over the past decades, both researchers and practitioners in the field of specific learning disabilities (LD) have grappled over an appropriate definition as well as the subsequent operational diagnostic criteria. In a recent article in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, S. C. Dombrowski, R. W. Kamphaus, and C. R. Reynolds (2004) proposed a new set of suggested diagnostic criteria ...

Clarifying the Role of Self-Efficacy and Metacognition as Indicators of Learning: Construct Development and Test

We propose extending our understanding of self-efficacy by comparing self-efficacy with a related construct called metacognition. Metacognition involves the monitoring and control of one's thought processes and is often related, as is self-efficacy, to performance on a task. We develop an instrument that attempts to measure both self-efficacy and metacognition with respect to one's performance ...

Continuity of care in mental health services: toward clarifying the construct.

OBJECTIVE To clarify "continuity of care" (COC), a construct associated with the delivery of services for persons suffering from severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI), with attention to the service recipient's perception of COC. METHOD The study involved a systematic appraisal of the literature on COC, supplemented by interviews with 36 SPMI patients and their families. Statements highl...

Dysfunctional Cognitions: Associations with Perfectionistic Thinking Utilizing the Positive and Negative Perfectionism Construct