Clarifying the Construct of Perfectionism

Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 146-166

  Stairs, Agnes M ^a   Smith, Gregory T ^a   Zapolski, Tamika C B ^a   Combs, Jessica L ^a   Settles, Regan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

factor analysis; perfectionism; personality traits; scale development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSION; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861828024     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191111411663     Document Type: Article

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