Perfectionism explains variance in self-defeating behaviors beyond self-criticism: Evidence from a cross-national sample

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 95, Issue , 2016, Pages 196-199

  Sherry, Simon B ^a   Stoeber, Joachim ^b   Ramasubbu, Cynthia ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binge eating; Interpersonal conflict; Perfectionism; Procrastination; Self criticism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959329173     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.02.059     Document Type: Article

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