Fearing the unknown: A short version of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-117

  Carleton, R Nicholas ^a   Norton, M A Peter J ^b   Asmundson, Gordon J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Avoidance; Intolerance of uncertainty; IUS; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; UNCERTAINTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; ESCAPE REACTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33846209175     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.03.014     Document Type: Article

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