Perfectionism cognitions, rumination, and psychological distress

Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-47

  Flett, Gordon L ^a   Madorsky, Dara ^a   Hewitt, Paul L ^b   Heisel, Marnin J ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Distraction; Perfectionism; Rumination

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843121292     PISSN: 08949085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015128904007     Document Type: Article

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