Repetitive negative thinking mediates the association between perfectionism and psychological distress

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 220-224

  Macedo, A ^a   Soares, M J ^a   Amaral, A P ^b   Nogueira, V ^a   Madeira, N ^a   Roque, C ^a   Marques, M ^a,c   Maia, B ^a,d   Bos, S ^a   Valente, J ^a   Pereira, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c Instituto Superior Miguel Torga   (Portugal)

^d Oporto Higher Institute of Social Work   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Perfectionism; Psychological distress; Repetitive negative thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907856122     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.08.024     Document Type: Article

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