Distorted cognitive processing in youth: The structure of negative cognitive errors and their associations with anxiety

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-20

  Maric, Marija ^a   Heyne, David A ^a   Van Widenfelt, Brigit M ^b   Westenberg, P Michiel ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anxiety; Children; Cognitive processing; Negative cognitive errors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDREN NEGATIVE COGNITIVE ERROR QUESTIONNAIRE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; THREAT;

EID: 79952538332     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-009-9285-3     Document Type: Article

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