Measuring perfectionism,impulsivity, self-esteem and social anxiety: cross-national study in emerging adults from eight countries.
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This study assessed the measurement invariance of selected self-report measures of perfectionism,impulsivity, self-esteem and social anxiety in samples of emerging adults from eight different countries. Participants (N = 6272) completed the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS), the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale, the 5-item Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (5-item RSES) and the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS-6). Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis was run to examine cross-measure equivalence. Evidence for structural invariance was found for all questionnaires, while weak invariance was supported only for the 5-item RSES and the SIAS-6, and a partial weak invariance was found for the MPS and the UPPS-P. No measure achieved strong invariance. Strict invariance was achieved for the5-item RSES, whereas only a partial strict invariance was supported for the MPS, UPPS-P and SIAS-6.These results suggest that perfectionism, impulsivity, self-esteem, and social anxiety are subjected to linguistic/cultural influence as well as to the effects of socio-demographic variables and can be evaluated by using the selected measures in eight different countries worldwide - but results should be interpreted with caution.
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Body Image
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Body Image
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35
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1873-6807
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10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.09.012