From perfectionism to academic adjustment: The mediating role of achievement goals

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-186

  Verner Filion, Jérémie ^a   Gaudreau, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; Perfectionism; Performance; Satisfaction; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952887915     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.03.029     Document Type: Article

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