Self reported attentional control with the Attentional Control Scale: Factor structure and relationship with symptoms of anxiety and depression

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 777-782

  Ólafsson, Ragnar P ^a,b   Smári, Jakob ^b   Gudmundsdóttir, Frídur ^b   Ólafsdóttir, Gunnhildur ^b   Hardardóttir, Hrafnhildur L ^b   Einarsson, Svavar M ^b  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Adults; Anxiety; Attentional control; Depression; Factor structure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL CONTROL SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79957911424     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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