Perfectionism is multidimensional: A reply to Shafran, Cooper and Fairburn (2002)

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1221-1236

  Hewitt, P L ^a   Flett, G L ^b   Besser, A ^b   Sherry, S B ^a   McGee, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioural; Eating disorders; Interpersonal interaction; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

DISTRESS SYNDROME; EATING DISORDER; EMPIRICISM; FEAR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PERFECTIONISM; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 0041639562     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(03)00021-4     Document Type: Note

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