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Journal of Religion and Health
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health 6/2018

01-12-2018 | Original Paper

Perceived Perfectionism from God Scale: Development and Initial Evidence

Authors: Kenneth T. Wang, G. E. Kawika Allen, Hannah I. Stokes, Han Na Suh

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 6/2018

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Abstract

In this study, the Perceived Perfectionism from God Scale (PPGS) was developed with Latter-day Saints (Mormons) across two samples. Sample 1 (N = 421) was used for EFA to select items for the Perceived Standards from God (5 items) and the Perceived Discrepancy from God (5 items) subscales. Sample 2 (N = 420) was used for CFA and cross-validated the 2-factor oblique model as well as a bifactor model. Perceived Standards from God scores had Cronbach alphas ranging from .73 to .78, and Perceived Discrepancy from God scores had Cronbach alphas ranging from .82 to .84. Standards from God scores were positively correlated with positive affect, whereas Discrepancy from God scores was positively correlated with negative affect, shame and guilt. Moreover, these two PPGS subscale scores added significant incremental variances in predicting associated variables over and above corresponding personal perfectionism scores.
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Metadata
Title
Perceived Perfectionism from God Scale: Development and Initial Evidence
Authors
Kenneth T. Wang
G. E. Kawika Allen
Hannah I. Stokes
Han Na Suh
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 6/2018
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-017-0405-1

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