Perfectionism at Work: An Investigation of Adaptive and Maladaptive Perfectionism in the Workplace among Canadian and Turkish Employees

Applied Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 252-280

  Ozbilir, Timur ^a   Day, Arla ^a   Catano, Victor M ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CANADA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERFECTIONISM; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WORK ENGAGEMENT; WORKER;

EID: 85019128678     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/APPS.12032     Document Type: Article

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