Meanings of perfectionism: A quantitative and qualitative analysis

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-58

  Rice, Kenneth G ^a,c   Bair, Callie J ^b   Castro, Jennifer R ^b   Cohen, Benjamin N ^b   Hood, Camille A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFECTIONISM; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARD;

EID: 0037573632     PISSN: 08898391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/jcop.17.1.39.58266     Document Type: Article

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