Excessive reassurance-seeking predicts depressive but not anxious reactions to acute stress

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 533-537

  Joiner Jr , Thomas E ^a   Schmidt, Norman B ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; STRESS;

EID: 3542996244     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.107.3.533     Document Type: Article

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