Perfectionism, negative social feedback,and interpersonal rumination in depression and social anxiety

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 297-308

  Nepon, Taryn ^a   Flett, Gordon L ^a   Hewitt, Paul L ^b   Molnar, Danielle S ^a,c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distress; Negative feedback; Perfectionism; Rumination

Indexed keywords

EID: 80555145897     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025032     Document Type: Article

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