Negative interpretation bias mediates the effect of social anxiety on state anxiety

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 292-296

  Beard, Courtney ^a,b   Amir, Nader ^a,c  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive model; Interpretation; Social anxiety; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBIGUITY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ANXIETY; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SPEECH; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 77952097167     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-009-9258-6     Document Type: Article

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