Self-Esteem as a Mediator between Perfectionism and Depression: A Structural Equations Analysis

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 304-314

  Rice, Kenneth G ^a   Ashby, Jeffrey S ^b   Slaney, Robert B ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0001194688     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.45.3.304     Document Type: Article

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