The short health anxiety inventory: Psychometric properties and construct validity in a non-clinical sample

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 871-883

  Abramowitz, Jonathan S ^a   Deacon, Brett J ^b   Valentiner, David P ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive behavioral model; Health anxiety; Hypochondriasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; COGNITION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; SHORT HEALTH ANXIETY INVENTORY; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 36148991502     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-006-9058-1     Document Type: Article

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