Anatomy of the white bear suppression inventory (WBSI): A review of previous findings and a new approach

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 323-330

  Schmidt, Ralph E ^a   Gay, Philippe ^a   Courvoisier, Delphine ^a   Jermann, Francoise ^b   Ceschi, Grazia ^a   David, Melissa ^a   Brinkmann, Kerstin ^a   Van Der Linden, Martial ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; THEORY; WHITE BEAR SUPPRESSION INVENTORY;

EID: 70449635390     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890902935738     Document Type: Review

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