Perceived threat and perceived control as predictors of the degree of fear in physical and social situations

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 455-461

  Rapee, Ronald M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROL; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031217482     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6185(97)00022-4     Document Type: Article

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