Perfectionism, anger, and anger rumination

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 427-434

  Besharat, Mohammad Ali ^a   Shahidi, Shahriar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anger; Anger rumination; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; TRANSLATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649637956     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207594.2010.501336     Document Type: Article

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