Big Three Perfectionism Scale – Short Form (BTPS-SF)

The Big Three Perfectionism Scale – Short Form is a short version of the BTPS that contains 16 items. It is a self-report questionnaire assessing three dimensions of perfectionism: rigid perfectionism (demanding one’s own flawless performance), self-critical perfectionism (fear of imperfect performance and strong self-criticism), and narcissistic perfectionism (critically demanding excessive perfection from others). Thus, perfectionism is a multidimensional personality trait that includes high personal standards and critical evaluation of self and others.

Length of filling

Filling out the entire questionnaire will take approximately 5 minutes.

Individualized feedback for the respondent

After completing the questionnaire, the respondent learns about himself how he stands in the individual dimensions of perfectionism.

Keywords

Big Three Perfectionism Scale – Short Form, BTPS-SF, perfectionism, rigid perfectionism, self-critical perfectionism, narcissistic perfectionism

Scoring and interpretation

For each dimension, a total score is calculated by summing the individual items. Higher scores indicate higher levels of the trait (rigid/self-critical/narcissistic perfectionism).

Response scale

Respondents express their level of agreement with the statements on a five-point Likert scale from “strongly disagree” (1) to “strongly agree” (5).

References

Feher, A., Smith, M., Saklofske, D., & Plouffe, R. (2020). The big three perfectionism scale–short form (BTPS-SF): Development of a brief self-report measure of multidimensional perfectionism. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 38(1), 37-52. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282919878553

Smith, M. M., Saklofske, D. H., Stoeber, J., & Sherry, S. B. (2016). The big three perfectionism scale: A new measure of perfectionism. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment.

Svicher, A., Gori, A., & Di Fabio, A. (2022). The Big Three Perfectionism Scale–Short Form: An item response theory analysis of Italian workers. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.971226