Maladaptive perfectionism and ineffective coping as mediators between attachment and future depression: A prospective analysis

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-79

  Wei, Meifen ^a   Russell, Daniel W ^c   Young, Shannon K ^a   Heppner, P Paul ^b  

^a Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Depression; Ineffective coping; Longitudinal study; Maladaptive perfectionism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; GRADUATE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VARIANCE;

EID: 31544476612     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.53.1.67     Document Type: Article

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