Cognitive errors as predictors of adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism in children

Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 105-117

  Davis, Melissa C ^a   Wosinski, Nicole L ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catastrophization; Children; Cognitive errors; Negative affect; Overgeneralization; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860667161     PISSN: 08949085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10942-011-0129-1     Document Type: Article

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