Constructing a self: The role of self-structure and self-certainty in social anxiety

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 955-965

  Stopa, Lusia ^a   Brown, Mike A ^a   Luke, Michelle A ^a   Hirsch, Colette R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Self concept; Self concept clarity; Self structure; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956179558     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2010.05.028     Document Type: Article

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