Perfectionism, academic motivation, and psychological adjustment: An integrative model

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 913-921

  Miquelon, Paule ^a   Vallerand, Robert J ^a   Grouzet, Frédérick M E ^b   Cardinal, Geneviève ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic adjustment; Non self determined academic motivation; Psychological adjustment; Self determined academic motivation; Self oriented perfectionism; Socially prescribed perfectionism

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 22144456438     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204272298     Document Type: Article

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