Perfectionism and goal orientations among chinese gifted students in Hong Kong

Roeper Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-17

  Chan, David W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 78549261956     PISSN: 02783193     EISSN: 1940865X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02783190802527331     Document Type: Article

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