The impact of acceptance-based versus avoidance-based protocols on discomfort

Behavior Modification

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 94-119

  Luciano, Carmen ^a   Molina, Francisco ^a   Gutiérrez Martínez, Olga ^b   Barnes Holmes, Dermot ^c   Valdivia Salas, Sonsoles ^d   Cabello, Francisco ^e   Barnes Holmes, Yvonne ^c   Rodríguez Valverde, Miguel ^f   Wilson, Kelly G ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Avoidance; Discomfort; Prevention; Values

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; HEARING; HUMAN; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; HUMANS; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77949643250     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445509357234     Document Type: Article

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