The dark side of competition: How competitive behaviour and striving to avoid inferiority are linked to depression, anxiety, stress and self-harm

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-136

  Gilbert, Paul ^a   McEwan, Kirsten ^a   Bellew, Rebecca ^a   Mills, Alison ^a   Corinne, Gale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUTOMUTILATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SHAME; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67649216586     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/147608308X379806     Document Type: Article

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