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The document describes the Pathological Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Scale (POPS), a self-report measure of maladaptive obsessive-compulsive personality traits and severity. It includes five factors (rigidity, emotional overcontrol, maladaptive perfectionism, reluctance to delegate, difficulty with change) measured on a 6-point scale. The respondent scored high on rigidity, maladaptive perfectionism, and reluctance to delegate, with t-scores over 60, indicating scores 1.5 standard deviations above average. The total POPS score of 52.97 also indicates elevated obsessive-compulsive personality pathology.

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Pops Test Results

The document describes the Pathological Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Scale (POPS), a self-report measure of maladaptive obsessive-compulsive personality traits and severity. It includes five factors (rigidity, emotional overcontrol, maladaptive perfectionism, reluctance to delegate, difficulty with change) measured on a 6-point scale. The respondent scored high on rigidity, maladaptive perfectionism, and reluctance to delegate, with t-scores over 60, indicating scores 1.5 standard deviations above average. The total POPS score of 52.97 also indicates elevated obsessive-compulsive personality pathology.

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Pathological Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Scale (POPS)

A t-score below 50 is below the mean of the control sample.


A t-score of 50 is at the mean
A t-score of 65 is 1.5 standard deviations above the mean of the control sample and can therefore be considered high.

Difficulty with Emotional Maladaptive Reluctance to POPS


Factor Rigidity
Change Overcontrol Perfectionism Delegate Total *
Raw
40 15 54 38 29
Scores **
T-Scores 62.72 39.84 58.06 44.89 53.06 52.97

Key:
POPS total: Obsessive Compulsive Personality Pathology

* POPS Total = Severity Score for obsessive compulsive personality pathology.


** See page 3 of this report for how raw scores are calculated.
PATHOLOGICAL OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY SCALE (POPS)
(a self-report measure of maladaptive obsessive-compulsive personality traits and severity)

For more information on the scale or to request a copy, contact Anthony Pinto, Ph.D. at [email protected].

Factor Definition Sample Items


Specific Traits
Inflexible stance in relating to and viewing the world: Stubborn - I insist that others do things my
Rigidity insistence on one's point of view, demands that others comply, way.
and criticism of alternative view - People tell me that I am inflexible.
- It is difficult for me to relate to other
Emotional Difficulty in accepting and expressing emotions as well as people's emotions.
Overcontrol relating to the emotions of others - People have described me as
being closed with my feelings.
- I spend too much time on
something in order to get it just right.
Maladaptive Self-imposed pressure to complete tasks with precision and at
- I am hard on myself when I am
Perfectionism a high standard, at the expense of efficiency and productivity
unable to complete a task to my high
standards.
- There are few people who can
Unwillingness to let others complete tasks due to concerns they meet my expectations.
Reluctance to
won't meet expectations or distrust of their ability to do it - I end up doing a lot of jobs myself
Delegate
'correctly' because no one can live up to my
standards.
- It really irritates me when people
Difficulty with Inability to cope with unexpected or unforeseen changes in don't stick to the plan.
Change one's schedule or routine - I am easily upset by changes in my
routine.
Severity Score
Obsessive compulsive personality pathology on a continuum of - Includes all 49 POPS items (see
POPS Total
increasing severity and dysfunction examples above).

Citation for POPS:


Pinto, A. (2020). Psychotherapy for obsessive compulsive personality disorder. In J. E. Grant, A. Pinto, & S. R. Chamberlain
(Eds.), Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder . Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association Publishing.

References for the psychometrics of the POPS:

Pinto, A., Ansell, E. B., & Wright, A. G. C. (2011, March). A new approach to the assessment of obsessive compulsive personality.
Integrated paper session conducted at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, Cambridge, MA.

Wheaton, M. G. & Pinto, A. (2017). The role of experiential avoidance in obsessive-compulsive personality disorder traits.
Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 8, 383-388.

Sadri, S. K., McEvoy, P. M., Pinto, A., Anderson, R. A., & Egan, S. J. (2019). A psychometric examination of the Pathological
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Scale (POPS): Initial study in an undergraduate sample. Journal of Personality Assessment,
101, 284-293.

How Raw Scores are Calculated

Reverse score items 19 and 25.


Sum items (strongly disagree = 1; disagree = 2; slightly disagree = 3; slightly agree = 4; agree = 5; strongly agree = 6) under
each factor and sum all items for overall OCP-Pathology score.

Rigidity: 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 24, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 41
Emotional Overcontrol: 3, 14, 28, 29, 30, 36, 48
Maladaptive Perfectionism : 1, 7, 9, 18, 27, 37, 39, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49
Reluctance to Delegate: 2, 8, 19 (r), 20, 25 (r), 35, 40, 42
Difficulty with Change: 5, 6, 15, 16, 17, 23, 39, 43
Note that Item 39 is included in both Maladaptive Perfectionism and Difficulty with Change.

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