Psychometric properties of the accident fear questionnaire: An analysis based on motor vehicle accident survivors in a rehabilitation setting

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 373-387

  Asmundson, Gordon J G ^a,e,f   Cox, Brian J ^b   Larsen, Derrick K ^c,e   Frombach, Inger K ^a   Norton, G Ron ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c Regina Health District ^*  (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^e Clin R and D Program   (Canada)

^f REGINA QU APPELLE HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOBIA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SURVIVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0032707986     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.44.4.373     Document Type: Article

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