Maladaptive perfectionism, hassles, coping, and psychological distress in university professors

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 511-523

  Dunn, Joshua C ^a   Whelton, William J ^a   Sharpe, Donald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avoidant coping; Hassles; Perfectionism; Psychological distress; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MODEL; PERFECTIONISM; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHER; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 33750152867     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.53.4.511     Document Type: Article

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