The effects of verbal disgust- and threat-related information about novel animals on disgust and fear beliefs and avoidance in children

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 551-563

  Muris, Peter ^a   Huijding, Jorg ^a   Mayer, Birgit ^a   Leemreis, Willem ^a   Passchier, Stefanie ^a   Bouwmeester, Samantha ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ANIMAL; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTION; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ANIMALS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CULTURE; ESCAPE REACTION; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70449556387     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374410902976379     Document Type: Article

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