Danger expectancies, self-efficacy and insight in spider phobia

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 585-600

  Jones, Mairwen K ^a   Menzies, Ross G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTANCY; FEMALE; HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; PHOBIA; SPIDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF EFFICACY; SPIDERS;

EID: 0034213738     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(99)00076-5     Document Type: Article

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