Investigating relationships between perfectionism, forms and functions of self-criticism, and sensitivity to put-down

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1299-1308

  Gilbert, P ^a   Durrant, R ^a   McEwan, K ^a  

^a KINGSWAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Perfectionism; Self criticism; Sensitivity to put down

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748432684     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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