The factor structure of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index in German children

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 404-416

  Adornetto, Carmen ^a   Hensdiek, Manuela ^b   Meyer, Andrea ^a   In Albon, Tina ^a   Federer, Matthias ^c   Schneider, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Psychotherapiepraxis   (Germany)

^c Psychologisches Institut   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anxiety sensitivity; Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index; Factor structure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD ANXIETY SENSITIVITY INDEX; GENDER; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AROUSAL; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 53549118029     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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