Personal standards and self-critical perfectionism and distress: Stress, coping, and perceived social support as mediators and moderators

Perfectionism, Health, and Well-Being

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 157-176

  Dunkley, David M ^a,b,c   Solomon Krakus, Shaun ^b,c   Moroz, Molly ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-18582-8_7     Document Type: Chapter

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