Self-critical perfectionism and depressive symptoms: Low self-esteem and experiential avoidance as mediators

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 174-179

  Moroz, Molly ^a   Dunkley, David M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Experiential avoidance; Perfectionism; Self criticism; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939493647     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.07.044     Document Type: Article

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