Adaptive and Maladaptive Self-Focus: A Pilot Extension Study With Individuals High and Low in Fear of Negative Evaluation

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-189

  Vassilopoulos, Stephanos P ^a,b   Watkins, Edward R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SELF PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349287032     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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