Fear and disgust propensity in spider phobic distress

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1285-1296

  Vernon, Laura L ^a   Berenbaum, Howard ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal; Disgust; Fear; Personality; Spider phobia; Trait

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DISGUST; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PHOBIA; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SPIDER PHOBIA;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIDERS;

EID: 53149113408     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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