Perfectionism, Components of Stress Reactivity, and Depressive Symptoms

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 645-654

  Flett, Gordon L ^a   Nepon, Taryn ^a   Hewitt, Paul L ^b   Fitzgerald, Kristine ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automatic thoughts; Cognition; Perfectionism; Stress; Stress reactivity; Symptoms of depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; PERCEIVED STRESS REACTIVITY SCALE; PERFECTIONISM; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS; STRESS ASSESSMENT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84975215532     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-016-9554-x     Document Type: Article

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