Psychometric properties of the short german version of the metacognitions questionnaire (MKF-30);psychometrische gütekriterien des metakognitionsfragebogens (kurzversion, MKF-30)

Zeitschrift fur Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-114

  Arndt, Antina ^a   Patzelt, Julia ^a   Andor, Tanja ^a   Hoyer, Jürgen ^b   Gerlach, Alexander L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Generalized anxiety disorder; Metacognitions; MKF 30

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959680110     PISSN: 16163443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1026/1616-3443/a000087     Document Type: Article

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