Cognitive emotion regulation strategies: Gender differences and associations to worry

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 408-413

  Zlomke, Kimberly R ^a   Hahn, Kathryn S ^b  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MILLSAPS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive emotion regulation; Gender differences; Worry

Indexed keywords

EID: 73749084310     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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