Disgust sensitivity and anxiety disorder symptoms: Psychometric properties of the disgust emotion scale

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-124

  Olatunji, Bunmi O ^a   Sawchuk, Craig N ^b   De Jong, Peter J ^c   Lohr, Jeffrey M ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety symptoms; Disgust sensitivity; Factor analysis; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DEATH; DISGUST; DISGUST EMOTION SCALE; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJECTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMELLING; VALIDITY;

EID: 34247570039     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-006-9027-8     Document Type: Article

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