Affect Intensity Contributes to Perfectionistic Self-presentation in Adolescents Beyond Perfectionism

Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 164-180

  Stoeber, Joachim ^a   Roche, Danielle L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Negative affectivity; Perfectionism; Perfectionistic self presentation; Positive affectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902544975     PISSN: 08949085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10942-013-0176-x     Document Type: Article

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