Worry, emotion control, and anxiety control in older and young adults

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 759-766

  Gould, Christine E ^a   Edelstein, Barry A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety control; Emotion control; Older adults; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WORRY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77955569279     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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