Table 3 Mean scores and standard deviations on each of the six dimensions of perfectionism, by population and overall

Parental Expectations

13.78 (4.49)*

13.45–14.11

14.29 (4.89)

13.62–14.92

15.73 (4.93)*

14.88–16.57

14.72 (4.58)

13.96–15.47

14.73 (4.89)

14.07–15.38

14.28 (4.70)

14.03–14.52

Parental Criticism

8.38 (3.37)*

8.13–8.62

8.88 (3.51)

8.40–9.36

9.92 (3.67)* ^†

9.29–10.55

8.63 (3.47) ^†

8.07–9.20

9.08 (3.83)

8.56–9.60

8.73 (3.54)

8.55–8.91

Organisation

21.33 (5.21)*

20.95–21.71

21.99 (4.77)

21.33–22.64

22.60 (4.60)

21.81–23.39

22.88 (4.96)*

22.06–23.69

21.64 (5.20)

20.94–22.34

21.75 (5.09)

21.49–22.02

Personal Standards

24.99 (4.87)

24.64–25.35

25.09 (4.89)

24.42–25.75

25.28 (5.06)

24.41–26.15

25.42 (4.80)

24.63–26.21

25.64 (4.58)

25.27–26.50

25.21 (4.84)

24.96–25.47

Concern over Mistakes

25.05 (7.52)*

24.50–25.60

24.94 (7.72)‡

23.89–26.00

26.82 (7.78)

25.49–28.15

24.73 (7.27)^†

23.54–25.92

27.12 (7.65)*‡ ^†

26.09–28.15

25.48 (7.61)

25.09–25.88

Doubts about Actions

11.82 (3.40)

11.58–12.07

11.50 (3.23)

11.06–11.94

12.20 (3.24)

11.65–12.76

11.54 (3.08)

11.04–12.05

11.92 (3.52)

11.44–12.39

11.80 (3.35)

11.62–11.97

Overall MPS Scores

84.02 (17.61)* ^†

82.73–85.32

84.70 (17.80)

82.27–87.14

89.95 (18.45)*

86.78–93.11

85.05 (16.55)

82.33–87.76

88.73 (17.33) ^†

86.41–91.06

85.50 (17.68)

84.58–86.42