Emergent themes in the writing of perfectionists: A qualitative study

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 510-524

  Merrell, Robert S ^a   Hannah, David J ^a   van Arsdale, Amy C ^b   Buman, Matthew P ^c   Rice, Kenneth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Expressive writing; Perfectionism; Qualitative research methods

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF REPORT; WRITING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF REPORT; WRITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052401477     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2011.587468     Document Type: Article

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