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POPS total: Obsessive Compulsive Personality Pathology
For more information on the scale or to request a copy, contact Anthony Pinto, Ph.D. at apinto1@northwell.edu.
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.
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.
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.