The consequences of perfectionism scale: Factorial structure and relationships with perfectionism, performance perfectionism, affect, and depressive symptoms

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 178-191

  Stoeber, Joachim ^a   Hoyle, Azina ^a   Last, Freyja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

depressive symptoms; negative affect; perfectionism; performance perfectionism; positive affect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878079460     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: 19476302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748175613481981     Document Type: Article

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