Social fears in adolescence: The social anxiety and avoidance scale for adolescents

European Psychologist

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 197-213

  Cunha, Marina ^a   Gouveia, José Pinto ^a   Salvador, Maria Do Céu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Assessment; Reliability; Sensitivity and specificity; Social fears

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249120262     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040.13.3.197     Document Type: Article

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