Perfectionism in African American students: Relationship to racial identity, GPA, self-esteem, and depression

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 118-127

  Elion, Audrey A ^a   Wang, Kenneth T ^b   Slaney, Robert B ^a   French, Bryana H ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Depression; Perfectionism; Racial identity; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RACISM; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; STUDENT ATTITUDE; ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865442566     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026491     Document Type: Article

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