Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Injection Phobia Scale-Anxiety

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 167-179

  Olatunji, Bunmi O ^a   Sawchuk, Craig N ^b   Moretz, Melanie W ^c   David, Bieke ^a   Armstrong, Thomas ^a   Ciesielski, Bethany G ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disgust; Factor structure; Injection phobia; IPS Anx

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD INJECTION INJURY PHOBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; DIVERGENT VALIDITY; FAINTNESS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION PHOBIA SCALE ANXIETY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOBIA; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950192271     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018125     Document Type: Article

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