Contamination Fear and Effects of Disgust on Distress in a Public Restroom

Emotion

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 592-597

  Olatunji, Bunmi O ^a   Armstrong, Thomas ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral avoidance; contamination; disgust; emotion; OCD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; SANITATION; SELF REPORT; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CULTURE; EMOTIONS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; TOILET FACILITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69049084496     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016109     Document Type: Article

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