Adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism as mediators of adult attachment styles and depression, hopelessness, and life satisfaction

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 78-86

  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

attachment; depression; hopelessness; life satisfaction; perfectionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872232428     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: 15566676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2013.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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