The relationship between perfectionism, agency, and communion: A longitudinal mixed methods analysis

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 263-271

  Mackinnon, Sean P ^a   Sherry, Simon B ^a   Pratt, Michael W ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agency; Cognitions; Communion; Mixed methods; Narrative; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875532039     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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