Perfectionism and ethnicity: Implications for depressive symptoms and self-reported academic achievement

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 64-78

  Castro, Jennifer R ^b   Rice, Kenneth G ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Academic achievement; African American; Asian American; Caucasian; Depression; Ethnicity; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PERSONALITY; SELF REPORT; STUDENT;

EID: 12244298159     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.9.1.64     Document Type: Article

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