Jackson-5 scales of revised Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (r-RST) and their application to dysfunctional real world outcomes

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 556-569

  Jackson, Chris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

BAS; BIS; FFFS; FFS; Fight; Flight; Freezing; Jackson 5; Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory; RST

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349084628     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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