Multidimensional perfectionism and anxiety: Differences among individuals with perfectionism and tests of a coping-mediation model

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 427-436

  Gnilka, Philip B ^a,c   Ashby, Jeffrey S ^b   Noble, Christina M ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; college students; coping; perfectionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866300004     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: 15566676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2012.00054.x     Document Type: Article

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