Clarifying the dispositional basis of social anxiety: A hierarchical perspective

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 926-934

  Naragon Gainey, Kristin ^a   Watson, David ^a  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Facet level traits; Hierarchical models; Personality; Social anxiety; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952622438     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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