Investigating the construct validity of intolerance of uncertainty and its unique relationship with worry

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 222-236

  Buhr, Kristin ^a   Dugas, Michel J ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Intolerance of ambiguity; Intolerance of uncertainty; Perceived control; Perfectionism; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONTROL; UNCERTAINTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CULTURE; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS; STUDENTS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 32044437852     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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