Negative affectivity, effortful control, and attention to threat-relevant Stimuli

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 387-399

  Lonigan, Christopher J ^a   Vasey, Michael W ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attentional bias; Attentional control; Effortful control; Negative affectivity; Temperament; Threat bias

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 62949167841     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-008-9284-y     Document Type: Article

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