Intolerance of uncertainty mediates the relationship between responsibility beliefs and compulsive checking

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1047-1052

  Lind, Christian ^a   Boschen, Mark J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compulsive checking; Intolerance of uncertainty; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPULSION; COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RESPONSIBILITY; UNCERTAINTY; VALIDITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CULTURE; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349758105     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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