An experimental manipulation of maternal expectations : the impact on maternal control, maternal criticism and perfection in young people

Background: Several authors have suggested one pathway by which perfectionism may develop is through interactions with parents who hold excessively high expectations and engage in high levels of criticism and control. Given the research linking perfectionism to psychopathology, understanding factors...

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Main Author: Button, Elizabeth
Published: University of East Anglia 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.588764