A test of the usefulness of perfectionism theory across cultures: Does perfectionism in the US and Japan predict depressive symptoms across time?

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-14

  Chang, Edward C ^a   Chang, Rita ^a   Sanna, Lawrence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural differences; Depressive symptoms; Perfectionism; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; JAPAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFECTIONISM; PERFORMANCE PERFECTIONISM; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857894562     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-011-9376-9     Document Type: Article

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