Hopelessness, stress, and perfectionism: The moderating effects of future thinking

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1099-1120

  O'Connor, Rory C ^a   O'Connor, Daryl B ^b   O'Connor, Susan M ^c   Smallwood, Jonathan ^d   Miles, Jeremy ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SUICIDE; THOUGHT DISORDER;

EID: 10944254817     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930441000067     Document Type: Article

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