The role of dichotomous thinking and rigidity in perfectionism

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1813-1822

  Egan, Sarah J ^a   Piek, Jan P ^a   Dyck, Murray J ^b   Rees, Clare S ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dichotomous; Perfectionism; Rigidity; Thinking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICHOTOMOUS THINKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NEGATIVE PERFECTIONISM; POSITIVE PERFECTIONISM; RIGIDITY; THINKING; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEGATIVISM; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; THINKING;

EID: 34447292866     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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