Perfectionism among Chinese gifted and nongifted students in Hong Kong: The use of the revised almost perfect scale

Journal for the Education of the Gifted

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-98

  Chan, David W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84864012782     PISSN: 01623532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016235321003400104     Document Type: Article

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