The changing face of dating anxiety: Issues in assessment with special populations

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 224-238

  Chorney, Daniel B ^a   Morris, Tracy L ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Assessment; Dating; Social; Special populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 50349090327     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: 14682850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2008.00132.x     Document Type: Review

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