Perfectionism, coping, and quality of intimate relationships

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 143-158

  Haring, Michelle ^a   Hewitt, Paul L ^a   Flett, Gordon L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Marital coping; Marital functioning; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037330306     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2003.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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