Exploring the link between perfectionism and depressive symptoms: Contribution of rumination and defense styles.

Carmen SenraHipólito MerinoFátima Ferreiro

Published in: Journal of clinical psychology (2017)

Brooding-rumination and immature defenses may be essential mechanisms to explain the paths and conditions whereby maladaptive perfectionism gives rise to depression.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
social support
sleep quality