Dimensions of perfectionism and self-worth contingencies in depression

Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 213-231

  Sturman, Edward D ^a   Flett, Gordon L ^b   Hewitt, Paul L ^c   Rudolph, Susan G ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contingent self worth; Depression; Perfectionism; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958514836     PISSN: 08949085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10942-007-0079-9     Document Type: Article

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