Negative Social Cognitions in Socially Anxious Youth: Distorted Reality or a Kernel of Truth?

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 214-223

  Miers, Anne C ^a   Blöte, Anke W ^a   Westenberg, Michiel ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Interpretation bias; Negative cognitions; Nervousness; Social skills; Socially anxious youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952280331     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-010-9423-2     Document Type: Review

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