Why does perfectionism confer risk for depressive symptoms? A meta-analytic test of the mediating role of stress and social disconnection

2020/03/30 by Martin M. Smith, Simon B. Sherry, Simon Sherry +3 · 1 citation
Medicine · Psychology · #Anxiety #Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes #Clinical psychology #Depression (economics) #Depressive symptoms #Developmental psychology #Disconnection #Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum #Perfectionism (psychology) #Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies #Psychiatry #Psychology #Stress (linguistics) #Test (biology)

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2020.103954

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