Personal and family perfectionism of Taiwanese college students: Relationships with depression, self-esteem, achievement motivation, and academic grades

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 305-314

  Wang, Kenneth T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Family; Perfectionism; Self esteem; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; TAIWAN;

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DATA COLLECTION; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENTS; TAIWAN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864024304     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207594.2011.626050     Document Type: Article

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