Predicting psychological symptoms: The role of perceived thought control ability

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-28

  Peterson, Rachel D ^a   Klein, Jenny ^a   Donnelly, Reesa ^a   Renk, Kimberly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Perceptions; Personality; Psychological symptoms; Thought control; Thought suppression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THOUGHT CONTROL ABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61549125627     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506070802561215     Document Type: Article

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