Development and evaluation of the air travel stress scale

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 615-628

  Bricker, Jonathan B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Air travel; Anger; Anxiety; Flying; Stress; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR TRAVEL STRESS SCALE; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVIATION; CHILD; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; STRESS;

EID: 27744544841     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.52.4.615     Document Type: Article

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