Social comparison processes in social phobia

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-75

  Antony, Martin M ^a   Rowa, Karen ^a   Liss, Andrea ^a   Swallow, Stephen R ^b   Swinson, Richard P ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Hamilton ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; ROCHESTER SOCIAL COMPARISON DIARY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

EID: 31444455366     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7894(05)80055-3     Document Type: Article

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