Associations Between Perfectionism and Generalized Anxiety: Examining Cognitive Schemas and Gender

Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 160-178

  Klibert, Jeffrey ^a   Lamis, Dorian A ^b   Naufel, Karen ^a   Yancey, C Thresa ^a   Lohr, Stephanie ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Gender; Maladaptive schemas; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930271485     PISSN: 08949085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10942-015-0208-9     Document Type: Article

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