Examination of the convergent validity of looming vulnerability in the anxiety disorders

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 989-993

  Riskind, John H ^a   Rector, Neil A ^b   Casssin, Stephanie E ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety cognitions; Cognitive vulnerability; Cognitive vulnerability to anxiety; Looming cognitive style; Looming vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; LOOMING COGNITIVE STYLE; LOOMING VULNERABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; SOCIAL PHOBIA; THREAT; VALIDITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80054702108     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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