Psychache as a mediator in the relationship between perfectionism and suicidality

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-61

  Flamenbaum, Ricardo ^a   Holden, Ronald R ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mediation; Perfectionism; Psychache; Psychological needs; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERFECTIONISM; PSYCHACHE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; THINKING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33846049736     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.54.1.51     Document Type: Article

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