Perfectionism and social anxiety: Rethinking the role of high standards

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 423-433

  Shumaker, Erik A ^a   Rodebaugh, Thomas L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Perfectionism; Psychometrics; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALMOST PERFECT SCALE REVISED; ARTICLE; BRIEF STATE ANXIETY MEASURE; FEMALE; FROST MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERFECTIONISM SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; PERSONAL REPORT OF COMMUNICATION APPREHENSION; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONSCIOUSNESS SCALE REVISED; SELF EFFICACY SCALE; SOCIAL INTERACTION ANXIETY SCALE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL PHOBIA SCALE; SPEECH PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68749100669     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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