The assessment of self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism: Subscales make a difference

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 577-585

  Stoeber, Joachim ^a   Childs, Julian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDER; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVISM; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958465802     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2010.513306     Document Type: Article

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