Perfectionism and Perfectionistic Self-Presentation in Social Anxiety: Implications for Assessment and Treatment

Social Anxiety: Clinical, Developmental, and Social Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 159-187

  Flett, Gordon L ^a   Hewitt, Paul L ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Perfectionism; Perfectionistic self presentation; Rumination; Self efficacy; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942046863     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394427-6.00007-8     Document Type: Chapter

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