Initial Psychometric Properties of the Experiences Questionnaire: Validation of a Self-Report Measure of Decentering

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 234-246

  Fresco, David M ^a   Moore, Michael T ^a   van Dulmen, Manfred H M ^a   Segal, Zindel V ^b   Ma, S Helen ^c   Teasdale, John D ^c   Williams, J Mark G ^d  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECENTERING; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; THINKING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REALITY TESTING; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THINKING;

EID: 34547676606     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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