Maladaptive Perfectionism as an Intervening Variable Between Psychological Control and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 465-474

  Soenens, Bart ^a   Luyckx, Koen ^b   Vansteenkiste, Maarten ^a   Luyten, Patrick ^b   Duriez, Bart ^b   Goossens, Luc ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

depressive symptoms; longitudinal; parenting; perfectionism; psychological control

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 44949216666     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.22.3.465     Document Type: Article

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