Experiential avoidance and problem behavior: A mediational analysis

Behavior Modification

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-163

  Kingston, Jessica ^a   Clarke, Sue ^a,b   Remington, Bob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b DORSET HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood trauma; Experiential avoidance; Mediation; Negative affect intensity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77949594498     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445510362575     Document Type: Article

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