Measuring experiential avoidance: A preliminary test of a working model

Psychological Record

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 553-578

  Hayes, Steven C ^a   Strosahl, Kirk ^b   Wilson, Kelly G ^c   Bissett, Richard T ^a   Pistorello, Jacqueline ^a   Toarmino, Dosheen ^a   Polusny, Melissa A ^d   Dykstra, Thane A ^e   Batten, Sonja V ^f   Bergan, John ^g   Stewart, Sherry H ^h   Zvolensky, Michael J ⁱ   Eifert, Georg H ^j   Bond, Frank W ^k   Forsyth, John P ^l   Karekla, Maria ^l   Mccurry, Susan M ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Mountainview Consulting Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Trinity Services Inc   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Group Health of Puget Sound

^h DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^j CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^l STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 11144355427     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03395492     Document Type: Article

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