Cognitive bias in men's processing of negative social information: The role of social anxiety, toughness as a masculine role norm, and their interaction

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 273-289

  Bruch, Monroe A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive bias; Cognitive models of social anxiety; Gender role conflict; Masculine ideology; Shyness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROBABILITY; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 34249786269     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-006-9001-5     Document Type: Article

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