Objective: Eating disorders are an increasingly prevalent health problem among adolescent girls. It is well known that biological, psychosocial, and family-related factors interact in the development of this group of disorders. However, the mechanisms underlying the interaction between these variables are still poorly understood, especially in Portuguese adolescents. The aim of this study was to investigate the...
Background: The Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale is one of the most world widely used measures of perfectionism. Objective: To analyze the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale. Methods: Two hundred and seventeen (178 females) students from two Portuguese Universities filled in the scale, and a subgroup (n = 166) completed a retest with a f...