Comparing thought suppression and mindfulness as coping techniques for spider fear

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1824-1830

  Hooper, Nic ^a   Davies, Nathan ^b   Davies, Laura ^b   McHugh, Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural approach test; Mindfulness; Spider fear; Thought suppression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOURAL APPROACH TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MINDFULNESS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; RESPONSE TIME; SPIDER FEAR; THOUGHT SUPPRESSION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY; SPIDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054864803     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2011.05.013     Document Type: Article

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