Worry in Adults and Children: Developmental Differences in the Importance of Probability and Cost Judgments

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 235-245

  Szabó, Marianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult; Anxiety; Child; Cost; Probability; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 67651154515     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-008-9108-y     Document Type: Article

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