Perfectionism, over commitment to work, and burnout in employees seeking workplace counselling

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 68-74

  Philp, Michael ^a   Egan, Sarah ^a   Kane, Robert ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burnout; Employees; Perfectionism; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861109390     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00028.x     Document Type: Article

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