Dimensionality and typology of perfectionism: The use of the frost multidimensional perfectionism scale with chinese gifted students in Hong Kong

Gifted Child Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 174-187

  Chan, David W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dimensions; Gifted students; Hong Kong; Perfectionism; Perfectionist types

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650506867     PISSN: 00169862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016986209334963     Document Type: Article

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