The roles of cognitive flexibility and experiential avoidance in explaining psychological distress in survivors of interpersonal victimization

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-86

  Palm, Kathleen M ^b   Follette, Victoria M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive flexibility; Experiential avoidance; Interpersonal victimization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; AWARENESS; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SURVIVOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 79952283449     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-010-9201-x     Document Type: Article

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