How distinct is anxiety sensitivity from trait anxiety? A re-examination from a multidimensional perspective

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 813-818

  McWilliams, Lachlan A ^a   Cox, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety sensitivity; ASI; Correlations; STAI T; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042907600     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(00)00182-3     Document Type: Article

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