Perfectionism and social goals: What do perfectionists want to achieve in social situations?

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 919-924

  Shim, Sungok Serena ^a   Fletcher, Kathryn L ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concern over mistakes; Perfectionism; Personal standards; Social achievement goals; Social adjustment; Social content goals; Social motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858754117     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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