The Disgust Propensity and Sensitivity Scale-Revised: An examination of a reduced-item version

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 703-710

  Fergus, Thomas A ^a   Valentiner, David P ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disgust; Psychometric properties; Specific phobias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISGUST PROPENSITY AND SENSITIVITY SCALE REVISED; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; R FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

AFFECT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64249154154     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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