Cognitive vulnerability to anxiety in the stress generation process: Interaction between the Looming Cognitive Style and Anxiety Sensitivity

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 124-128

  Riskind, John H ^a   Black, David ^c   Shahar, Golan ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety Sensitivity; Cognitive vulnerability to anxiety and stress generation; Looming Cognitive Style; Predicting stress generation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 71249103760     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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