The mediating role of coping in the relationship between subtypes of perfectionism and job burnout: A test of the 2×2 model of perfectionism with employees in China

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 58, Issue , 2014, Pages 65-70

  Li, Xu ^a   Hou, Zhi Jin ^a   Chi, Hao Yang ^a   Liu, Jiao ^a   Hager, Mark J ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Menlo College   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping style; IT employees; Job burnout; Mediating effect; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888203483     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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