The relationship between perfectionism and academic achievement, depression and anxiety

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 31-36

  Roohafza, Hamidreza ^a   Afshar, Hamid ^b   Sadeghi, Masoumeh ^a   Soleymani, Bahram ^b   Saadaty, Alireza ^c   Matinpour, Mohammad ^d   Asadollahi, Ghorbanali ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Rehabilitation Office   (Iran)

^d NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Anxiety; Depression; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION INVENTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 77957879194     PISSN: 17358639     EISSN: 17359287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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