Toward a better understanding of narcissistic perfectionism: Evidence of factorial validity, incremental validity, and mediating mechanisms

Nealis, Logan J.; Sherry, Simon B.; Sherry, Dayna L.; Stewart, Sherry H.; Macneil, Matthew A.

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Toward a better understanding of narcissistic perfectionism: Evidence of factorial validity, incremental validity, and mediating mechanisms

Nealis, Logan J., Sherry, Simon B., Sherry, Dayna L., Stewart, Sherry H., Macneil, Matthew A.·2015·Journal of Research in Personality

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Authors: Nealis, L. J., Sherry, S. B., Sherry, D. L., Stewart, S. H., & Macneil, M. A.
Affiliations: Dalhousie University (CA)
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (CA)
Corresponding author: Sherry, Simon B.
ORCID: Nealis, Logan J.
Sherry, Simon B.
Stewart, Sherry H.
Macneil, Matthew A.
Venue: Journal of Research in Personality
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2015-08
Volume: 57
Pages: 11-25
ISSN: 0092-6566 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2015.02.006
OpenAlex: W2095439546
Cited by: 66
References: 97
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 9
FWCI: 8.69
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Research in Personality (publishedVersion)
Funders: Capital Health Research Fund
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords: self-critical perfectionism, factorial validity, incremental validity, daily diary, personality constructs, mediation

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