Dyadic perfectionism as a predictor of relationship continuity and distress among college students

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 543-549

  Lopez, Frederick G ^a   Fons Scheyd, Alia ^a   Morúa, Wendy ^a   Chaliman, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; College students; Intimacy; Perfectionism; Relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COLLEGE STUDENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTIMACY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PERFECTIONISM; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 33750180909     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.53.4.543     Document Type: Article

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