The perfectionism cognitions inventory: Psychometric properties and associations with distress and deficits in cognitive self-management

Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 255-277

  Flett, Gordon L ^a   Hewitt, Paul L ^b   Whelan, Teresa ^a   Martin, Thomas R ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Anxiety; Automatic thoughts; Depression; Perfectionism; Self control; Self management

Indexed keywords

EID: 35748941629     PISSN: 08949085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10942-007-0055-4     Document Type: Article

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