Preliminary validation of an ultra-brief version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 339-346

  Berle, David ^a   Starcevic, Vladan ^b   Moses, Karen ^a   Hannan, Anthony ^a   Milicevic, Denise ^a   Sammut, Peter ^c  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Questionnaire; Scale; Self report; Validity; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79960464715     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.724     Document Type: Article

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