Development and validation of the thought control ability questionnaire

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 997-1008

  Luciano, Juan V ^a   Algarabel, Salvador ^a   Tomás, José M ^a   Martínez, José L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b INGENIO CSIC UPV Technical University of Valencia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cognitive processes; Emotional vulnerability; Psychopathological symptoms; Thought control; Thought suppression; Unwanted intrusive thoughts

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444291924     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2004.06.020     Document Type: Article

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