Gender differences in dimensions of anxiety sensitivity

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-200

  Stewart, Sherry H ^b   Taylor, Steven ^c   Baker, Jan M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; FEAR; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SENSATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOCIALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0030996379     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6185(97)00005-4     Document Type: Article

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