Perfectionism and depressive affect: The pros and cons of being a perfectionist

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 549-562

  Lynd Stevenson, Robert M ^a   M Hearne, Christie ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Depressive affect; Moderator; Perfectionism; Stressful life events

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000166246     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(98)00170-6     Document Type: Article

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