Incremental specificity of disgust propensity and sensitivity in the prediction of health anxiety dimensions

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 230-239

  Olatunji, Bunmi O ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination fear; Disgust propensity and sensitivity; Health anxiety; Negative affect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALERTNESS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849107354     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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