Masculine Gender Role Stress: A potential predictor of phobic and obsessive-compulsive behaviour

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 251-267

  Arrindell, Willem A ^a   Kolk, Annemarie M ^b   Martín, Katia ^c   Kwee, M G T ^d   Booms, Ellen O H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Gender role stress; Masculine Gender Role Stress (MGRS) scale; Obsessive compulsive behaviour; Phobic avoidance; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGORAPHOBIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; GENDER; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INJURY; INTELLECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; OBSESSION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PHOBIA; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 1242294361     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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