Exploring sex differences in worry with a cognitive vulnerability model

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 469-482

  Zalta, Alyson K ^a   Chambless, Dianne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 55849109702     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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