Perfectionism and marital satisfaction among graduate students: a multigroup invariance analysis by counseling help-seeking attitudes
This study aims to measure the latent mean difference in perfectionism and marital satisfaction by counseling help-seeking attitudes. The respondents were 327 married graduate students from a research university in Malaysia. An online self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. The...
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| author | Foo, Fatt Mee Hassan, Siti Aishah Abu Talib, Mansor Zakaria, Noor Syamilah |
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| description | This study aims to measure the latent mean difference in perfectionism and marital satisfaction by counseling help-seeking attitudes. The respondents were 327 married graduate students from a research university in Malaysia. An online self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. The respondents completed the Almost Perfect ScaleRevised, Dyadic Almost Perfect Scale, Marital Satisfaction Scale, and Attitudes toward Seeking Professional Psychology Help Scale. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examined the instruments and the results indicated that construct validity were achieved. The latent mean difference in perfectionism and marital satisfaction by counseling help-seeking attitudes were tested using multigroup invariance analysis. The respondents with negative attitudes toward counseling help-seeking (n = 159) reported a higher latent mean in perfectionism but a lower latent mean in marital satisfaction compared to those with positive attitudes toward counseling help-seeking (n = 168). The implications of these findings for counseling services are discussed. |
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| spelling | upm-626962020-12-02T22:15:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62696/ Perfectionism and marital satisfaction among graduate students: a multigroup invariance analysis by counseling help-seeking attitudes Foo, Fatt Mee Hassan, Siti Aishah Abu Talib, Mansor Zakaria, Noor Syamilah This study aims to measure the latent mean difference in perfectionism and marital satisfaction by counseling help-seeking attitudes. The respondents were 327 married graduate students from a research university in Malaysia. An online self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. The respondents completed the Almost Perfect ScaleRevised, Dyadic Almost Perfect Scale, Marital Satisfaction Scale, and Attitudes toward Seeking Professional Psychology Help Scale. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examined the instruments and the results indicated that construct validity were achieved. The latent mean difference in perfectionism and marital satisfaction by counseling help-seeking attitudes were tested using multigroup invariance analysis. The respondents with negative attitudes toward counseling help-seeking (n = 159) reported a higher latent mean in perfectionism but a lower latent mean in marital satisfaction compared to those with positive attitudes toward counseling help-seeking (n = 168). The implications of these findings for counseling services are discussed. Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee for Psychological Science 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62696/1/MARITAL.pdf Foo, Fatt Mee and Hassan, Siti Aishah and Abu Talib, Mansor and Zakaria, Noor Syamilah (2017) Perfectionism and marital satisfaction among graduate students: a multigroup invariance analysis by counseling help-seeking attitudes. Polish Psychological Bulletin, 48 (2). pp. 301-306. ISSN 1641-7844; ESSN: 0079-2993 https://www.readcube.com/articles/10.1515/ppb-2017-0034 10.1515/ppb-2017-0034 |
| spellingShingle | Foo, Fatt Mee Hassan, Siti Aishah Abu Talib, Mansor Zakaria, Noor Syamilah Perfectionism and marital satisfaction among graduate students: a multigroup invariance analysis by counseling help-seeking attitudes |
| title | Perfectionism and marital satisfaction among graduate students: a multigroup invariance analysis by counseling help-seeking attitudes |
| title_full | Perfectionism and marital satisfaction among graduate students: a multigroup invariance analysis by counseling help-seeking attitudes |
| title_fullStr | Perfectionism and marital satisfaction among graduate students: a multigroup invariance analysis by counseling help-seeking attitudes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perfectionism and marital satisfaction among graduate students: a multigroup invariance analysis by counseling help-seeking attitudes |
| title_short | Perfectionism and marital satisfaction among graduate students: a multigroup invariance analysis by counseling help-seeking attitudes |
| title_sort | perfectionism and marital satisfaction among graduate students: a multigroup invariance analysis by counseling help-seeking attitudes |
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