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CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY, no.5, pp.3238-3249, 2025 (SSCI)
The Children-Dyadic Almost Perfect Scale (C-DAPS) is the first scale to measure parents' perfectionism towards their children. This study assessed the psychometric properties of the translated Turkish version of the C-DAPS within a T & uuml;rkiye community sample. The current study adapts and examines the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of C-DAPS, based on 625 volunteered participants, including 430 (68.8%) mothers and 195 (31.2%) fathers. Exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA) factor analyses were conducted for construct validity. For criterion validity, the relationship between subscales of the C-DAPS (high standards, order, discrepancy) with big three perfectionism (rigid, self-critical, narcissistic), parental stress and authoritarian attitude was examined using multiple linear regression. Reliability analysis involved calculating Cronbach's Alpha and McDonald's Omega coefficients of internal consistency. The EFA and CFA results indicated that the C-DAPS three-factor model, comprising 20 items, demonstrated the best fit. Regression analysis indicated that high standards were positively related with self-critical, rigid, and narcissistic perfectionism, while discrepancy was related with critical and narcissistic perfectionism, parental stress, and authoritarian attitude. Order was found to be related only with authoritarian attitude. Cronbach's Alpha values for high standards, order, and discrepancy subscales of C-DAPS ranged from 0.86 to 0.90, while McDonald's omega values ranged from 0.87 to 0.90. In conclusion, there is significant evidence for the validity and reliability of the C-DAPS and the Turkish form can be used in studies examining parents' perfectionism towards their children.