P-931 - The portuguese version of the domains of perfectionism scale

Introduction The Domains of Perfectionism Scale (DP; Rheaume et al., 1995) assesses the extent in which the respondent is perfectionist across 22 life domains, using a five-point Likert scale. Objectives 1. To analyze the psychometric properties and factorial structure of the Portuguese version of the DP scale; 2. To investigate which domains are more prevalent and whether the DP mean scores are affected by gender. Methods The Portuguese version of DP scale was administered to a sample of 217 university students (Mean age = 18.50 ± 2.345). To study the temporal stability, 31 respondents answered the scale again after six weeks. Response options were collapsed into 0 and 1, in order to compute the variable “Number of domains” (NrD). Results The DP Cronbach's alpha coefficient was .85. The test-retest correlation coefficient for the total score was. 98 (p 80%). DP total mean score did not significantly differ between genders (Males 66.62 ± 10.446 vs. Females 67.83 ± 7.734, p = .525), nor the NrD (15.76 ± 2.220 vs. 15.52 ± 4.236, p = .752). The individual domains Studies, Orthography, Presentation of documents and Domestic chores and F2 were significantly higher in females; Sports and F3 were significantly higher in males. Conclusions The Portuguese version of the DP scale presented good reliability and construct validity.