Perfectionism, rumination, worry, and depressive symptoms in early adolescents

Canadian Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 159-176

  Flett, Gordon L ^a   Coulter, Lisa Marie ^a   Hewitt, Paul L ^b   Nepon, Taryn ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescents; anxiety; children; depression; perfectionism; rumination; worry

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053639321     PISSN: 08295735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0829573511422039     Document Type: Article

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